Parents social and resource capital: Predictors of academic achievement during early childhood

Schlee, Bethanne M.; Mullis, Ann K.; Shriner, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.07.014

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“…As suggested by family investment model that poor families may have restricted resources for the investment of cognitive development of their children (12) , there are counter-arguments that families in socio-economic disadvantage do invest for the development of children (17,31) . Becker and Tomes (32) also suggested that it was investment preference rather than income that affected education of children in economic disadvantage.…”

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“…Becker and Tomes (32) also suggested that it was investment preference rather than income that affected education of children in economic disadvantage. Regardless of income, parents who highly value their children devote more resources to the development of children, though investment in children ' s education required parental self-sacrifi ce in low-income families (31) . Davis-Kean (33) optimistically concluded that economic diffi culties did not necessarily constrain academic development of children.…”

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Validation of the Chinese Parental Sacrifice for Child’s Education Scale

Leung

Shek²

2011

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

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Based on the data collected from a sample of parents (n = 125) and a sample of adolescents (n = 373) in Hong Kong, the psychometric properties of the Chinese Parental Sacrifi ce on Child ' s Education Scale (SA) are examined in this paper. Results showed that the scale had good reliability (internal consistency and test-retest reliability) and convergent validity in both samples. For the dimensionality of the measure, a 3-factor structure was extracted from the adolescent sample and a 5-factor structure was extracted from the parent sample. The present study is a pioneering attempt to assess parental sacrifi ce for child ' s education in Chinese communities.

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Validation of the Chinese Parental Sacrifice for Child’s Education Scale

Leung

Shek²

2011

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

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“…Third, development of the measurement tool may bring special value for further research on family contribution to children ' s development in socio-economically disadvantaged families. As suggested from the family investment model, poor families may have restricted resources for investment in cognitive development of their children (8) ; there are counter-arguments that families at socio-economic disadvantage do invest for the development of children (18,29) . Becker and Tomes (30) also suggested that it was investment preference rather than income that affected the education of children in economic disadvantage.…”

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“…Becker and Tomes (30) also suggested that it was investment preference rather than income that affected the education of children in economic disadvantage. Regardless of income, parents who highly value their children devote more resources to the development of the children, though investment in children ' s education required parental self-sacrifi ce in low-income families (29) . Davis-Kean (31) optimistically concluded that economic diffi culties did not necessarily constrain the academic development of children.…”

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“All I can do for my child” – development of the Chinese Parental Sacrifice for Child’s Education Scale

Leung

Shek²

2011

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

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This paper describes a study in which an assessment tool of parental sacrifi ce for child ' s education was developed. Based on focus group interviews of parents and adolescents, fi ve dimensions of parental sacrifi ce on child ' s education were identifi ed, including " striving of fi nancial resources " , " time spent on child education " , " restructuring of daily routine " , " sacrifi ce of lifestyle and aspiration " , and " shielding of worries " . Based on the literature on family capital theory, family investment, and parental involvement as well as the present fi ndings, the Chinese Parental Sacrifi ce for Child ' s Education Scale was developed. To assess the content validity of the measure, a panel of experts was invited to determine the relevance, clarity, and representativeness of the developed items and the views of the experts were used to further modify the scale. This study is a pioneer attempt to assess parental sacrifi ce for child ' s education in the Chinese and international contexts.

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“…Parents' involvement has been characterized and measured in different ways, including activities that parents participate in at home and at school as well as positive attitudes parents have towards education. Several studies indicated that lack of support and encouragement could result in poor academic achievements, lack of interest and subsequently lead to the withdrawal of the students (Schlee et al, 2009;Abar et al, 2009;Rubin et al, 2009;Legault et al, 2006;Lacour and Tissington, 2011).…”

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Academic Performance of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Medical Students’ of East Coast Malaysian Peninsula: A Cross-Sectional and Descriptive Study That Stimulates Their Life

2017

J App Pharm Sci

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The education of medical students is held in high esteem in any nation due to the greater responsibility the profession is saddled with. Academic achievement of the students reflects their competency in their future profession. Although the knowledge, skill and desired attitude of the students improve as they gain experience, it is occasionally perceived that there is a dissimilarity in achievement because of diverse factors that impact on the academic performance of the students. The present study assesses various issues affecting the clinical and pre-clinical East Coast Malaysian medical students' academic performance. A self-reported questionnaire which assesses various factors potentially affecting the academic performances of medical students was administered to a total of 232 students of both clinical and pre-clinical years, and Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used in this study to analyze the data gathered. The study results found no significance difference in the GPA scores amongst gender and marital status across all the students, P>0.05. A statistically significant difference in GPA scores was found between the clinical and pre-clinical students P<0.001. However, on various factors affecting students' performance, only family income and favoring particular place while reading were discovered to have significant effects on the students' performance P < 0.05 while other factors did not vary between the groups P>0.05. The results from the current study might be beneficial to the students by allowing them to comprehend better the factors that can affect their academic performance.

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Parents social and resource capital: Predictors of academic achievement during early childhood

Cited by 72 publications

References 44 publications

Validation of the Chinese Parental Sacrifice for Child’s Education Scale

Validation of the Chinese Parental Sacrifice for Child’s Education Scale

“All I can do for my child” – development of the Chinese Parental Sacrifice for Child’s Education Scale

Academic Performance of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Medical Students’ of East Coast Malaysian Peninsula: A Cross-Sectional and Descriptive Study That Stimulates Their Life

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