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ERIC Number: EJ266494
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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The Relationship of Children's Academic Achievement to Social Status and Family Learning Environment.
Majoribanks, Kevin
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v42 n2 p651-55 Sum 1982
The contribution of family environment to variation in achievement scores of children was found to be relatively small compared to the contribution of social status. Parental aspirations and their educational orientations assessed by home interviews and the implications of this study for previous environmental research are discussed. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Social Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia