Families and their Learning Environments: An Empirical Analysis

ISBN-13: 9780415787239 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 270 str.

Kevin Marjoribanks

Opis

First published in 1979, this study includes detailed assessments of family environments in an analysis of performance of children at their schools. Much of the research is based on data  from families in Australia, Canada and England.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1. Family environments: frameworks for analysis 2. The ‘Chicago’ and ‘British’ schools if family environment research 3. Social status and children’s outcomes: analytic models for research 4. Sibling variables: insignificant or meaningful family environment measures 5. Families, schools and children’s outcomes 6. Family environments, person variables and children’s achievement: an interactionist analysis 7. Ethnicity, family environment, and children’s achievement 8. Socialization influences on children’s outcomes: conclusions; Appendix: Family environment schedule; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index

O autorze

Kevin Marjoribanks