School achievement and family background in Greece: a new exploration of an omnipresent relationship
| Autor: | Aristea Limakopoulou, Dionysios Gouvias, Athanassios Katsis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Economic growth
Inequality Higher education business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Occupational prestige education General Social Sciences Academic achievement Cultural capital Education Sociology Social science Dimension (data warehouse) Sociology of Education business media_common Social capital |
| Zdroj: | International Studies in Sociology of Education. 22:125-145 |
| ISSN: | 1747-5066 0962-0214 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09620214.2012.700186 |
| Popis: | This paper presents some of the findings that emerged out of a national survey carried out in the school year 2005–2006 in various parts of Greece. The main aim of the study was to explore the effects of various family factors on the student performance in the (national) higher education entrance examinations. From the analysis of data it becomes evident that, despite numerous attempts at educational reform in the Greek education system in the last 30 years, inequalities among students based on family background still exist. The study has shown that the educational level and occupational status of parents represent two of the major factors affecting student performance – directly or indirectly – through their influence on previous achievement. It has also documented that the interplay between economic, cultural and social capital in shaping educational and occupational ‘pathways' is still an immensely important dimension in sociological studies of education. |
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