Factors related to school retention

Social Background and School Continuation Decisions

“…Our findings suggest, therefore, that parental encouragement ·may have stronger effects on continuation decisions at higher than at lower levels of schooling, thereby offsetting the dampening impact of differential attrition on reduced form effects. As noted above, previous researchers have speculated that the strictly financial benefits of being raised in a family of higher socioeconomic status accrue in the pursuit of higher education, whereas nonfinancial benefits are more evenly distributed over the schooling process (Nam and Folger, 1965 The results of this paper may prove useful in understanding educational change. First, that social background effects vary considerably over , schooling levels suggests that changing population composition on social background may play a stronger role in accounting for intercohort change in continuation rates at som;e levels of schooling than at others.…”

“…(Beyond high school, they show empirically that parental socioeconomic status effects on college attendance are considerably stronger than on college graduation given college attendance.) Nam and Folger (1965) distinguish between…”

Social Background and Education of Swedish and Finnish Speakers in Finland

“…1. The effect may be regarded as indirect, working through mental ability, grades and financial factors, as well as through the selective influences of peers, parents and teachers (Nam & Folger, 1965;Mare, 1980). 2.…”

“…It has been recognised for many years that social background is an important determinant of education (Nam & Folger, 1965; Sewell & Hauser, 1975; Hauser & Sewell, 1986; Corcoran et al , 1976; 1990; Mare, 1979; 1980). 1 Finland is no exception (Kivinen et al , 1990; Kivinen, 1996; Kivinen & Rinne, 1996).…”