A Model of Family and School Capital

Abstract

One of the persistent challenges confronting societies is how to reduce inequalities in the educational and occupational attainment of students from different socioeconomic, ethnic and race group backgrounds. Such inequities are typically intensified between females and males, and for students from different residential and geographic locations. It is generally agreed that if parents are involved positively in activities associated with children’s learning then the school outcomes of those children are likely to be enhanced. As a result, educational practices that address inequalities in students’ attainment are designed, more and more, to involve parents in the learning experiences of their children, at home and at school.