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Sisi Dong – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Cultural capital is a key term from the Social Reproduction Theory, and it is defined as the codes and practices that parents pass on to their children (Bourdieu, 1984). Previous empirical studies have confirmed the importance of cultural capital, and it is positively related to students' reading achievement (e.g., Kosutic, 2017; Noble &…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Parents, Reading Achievement, Cultural Capital
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Crow, Sherry R.; Kastello, Lisa – School Library Research, 2016
This paper is based on two studies conducted in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2008 and in Kampala, Uganda, in 2014. The basic research question addressed in both studies was: "What are the experiences in the lives of upper elementary-aged children that foster an intrinsic motivation to seek information?" The secondary question was:…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Motivation, Information Seeking, Personality