Leon Feinstein, Kathryn Duckworth, Ricardo Sabates

Education and the Family

Passing Success Across the Generations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The educational achievement of parents is often reflected in that of their children and there are many underlying causes for such a relationship. Providing an overview of academic and policy thinking in relation to the role of the family, this book explores the educational success of children.

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An analysis of the role of policy in challenging self-perpetuating social advantage in education. This book takes the view that policy mechanisms are an essential part of overturning the persistence of social class differences and barriers to equality of opportunity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780415396363
• ISBN-10: 0415396360
• Artikelnr.: 25682934

Autorenporträt

Leon Feinstein is Professor of Education Social Policy and Director, Kathryn Duckworth is Research Officer and Ricardo Sabates is Senior Research Officer, all at the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning, Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Part 1: Understanding and Conceptualising the Importance of
Education 2. Understanding the Importance of Education 3. Conceptualising
the Influence of Parents' Education: A Framework for Analysis Part 2: The
Influence of Parents' Education: A Review of the Evidence 4. The Importance
of WhatGgoes on in the Family 5. Internal Features of the Family
Environment 6. Distal Family Factors 7. The Importance of other
Developmental Contexts Part 3: Policy and the Wider Responsibilities of
Education: Early Preventive Action 8. A Framework for Supporting Resilience
in Childhood 9. Implications of the Ecological Model of Home/School
Interaction for Policy Development