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

ISBN-13: 9781402005824 Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication date: 06/30/2002 Edition description: 2002 Pages: 207 Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.36(d) This book represents a major advance in examining the problem of how to reduce inequalities in the educational and occupational attainment of students from different socio-economic, ethnic and race group backgrounds. It integrates qualitative and quantitative research orientations and methodologies. A set of family and school measures is included that might be used by researchers and students as they examine the context theory, and by educators involved in school reform programs.