Social Class and Academic Achievement: A Third World Reinterpretation.

Niles, F. Sushila

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Publication Date: 1981-Oct

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Social Class and Academic Achievement: A Third World Reinterpretation.

Niles, F. Sushila

Comparative Education Review, v25 n3 p419-30 Oct 1981

Correlates academic achievement of a sample of secondary students in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with variables of social class, material conditions in the home, and parental interest in and support for education. Discusses differences between present findings and those of similar studies in other Third World nations. (SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Family Environment, Parent Aspiration, Parent Background, Secondary Education, Social Class, Socioeconomic Influences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sri Lanka

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