Family and School Capital: Towards a Context Theory of Students' School Outcomes

One of the persistent challenges confronting societies is how to reduce inequalities in the educational and occupational attainment of students from different socio-economic, ethnic and race group backgrounds. This book represents a major advance in examining such educational problems. From an analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marjoribanks, K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 A Model of Family and School Capital
  • 2 Family Background, Family Structure and Students’ Outcomes
  • 3 Family Educational Capital and Students’ Outcomes
  • 4 School Structures and Students’ Outcomes
  • 5 School Capital and Outcomes
  • 6 Interpretive Analyses of Families and Schools
  • 7 Family and School Capital: Interpretive Analyses
  • 8 A Theory of Students’ School Outcomes
  • Appendices
  • A: Family Capital Scale
  • B: School Attitude Scale
  • C: Perceived Family Capital Scale
  • D: Perceived School Capital Scale
  • References
  • Author Index