Children's family and school capital: effects on mathematics achievement in Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorGauthier, Anne H.
dc.contributor.authorBortnik, Anita M.
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T17:37:06Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T17:37:06Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 170-179en
dc.description.abstractUsing a broad theoretical framework and a nation-wide dataset, this study integrates several perspectives from prior research on both education and the family to produce a comprehensive picture of children's math achievement in Canada. To carry out this research, data from the third cycle of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) was accessed from the Statistics Canada Prairie Regional Research Data Centre. Mathematics scores of children in grades 2 to 6 were regressed on variables that test the impact of financial capital (income resources), human capital (educational resources), and social capital (relationship resources) of both families and schools . In addition to highlighting the relative importance of both family and school resources independently, this study also explores the ways in which individual, family, and school characteristics additively affect educational achievement, as well as interact to affect achievement.en
dc.format.extentx, 183 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationBortnik, A. M. (2004). Children's family and school capital: effects on mathematics achievement in Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16101en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/16101
dc.identifier.isbn0612932923en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2004 B67en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/42187
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleChildren's family and school capital: effects on mathematics achievement in Canada
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrue
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1491 520492008
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleaseyen
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