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School, family, neighbourhood: which is most important to a child's education?
Author(s) -
Leckie George,
Pillinger Rebecca,
Jenkins Jennifer,
Rasbash Jon
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2010.00421.x
Subject(s) - neighbourhood (mathematics) , psychology , george (robot) , sociology , developmental psychology , gerontology , medicine , history , mathematical analysis , mathematics , art history
The school, the family, and the neighbourhood they grow up in are all important to how children perform academically. But which has most influence? Does a supportive family outweigh deprived surroundings or the school you attend? Or is the most important factor the child itself? George Leckie, Rebecca Pillinger, Jennifer Jenkins and Jon Rasbash disentangle this complex web of influences.