The influence of social and economic disadvantage in the academic performance of school students in Australia
The influence of social and economic disadvantage in the academic performance of school students in Australia
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DOI：
10.1177/144078302128756543
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发表时间：
2002-06-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Zappalá, G
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作者：
Considine, G;Zappalá, G
家庭社会经济地位（SES）和儿童的学习成绩之间的关系在社会学研究中得到了很好的建立。另一个重要方面是可能影响低社会经济地位家庭教育成果的因素。本文提供了来自3000多名来自经济困难背景的学生的样本的新数据，以估计社会经济，家庭，个人和背景因素对学校教育绩效的影响程度。使用二项逻辑回归技术获得的结果表明，性别，原因不明的缺席，父母的教育程度，住房类型，种族和学生年龄都是统计学上显着的变量和预测的学习成绩。相反，家庭结构，家庭收入的主要来源和地理位置不显着预测结果在学校的表现，一旦其他因素被控制。研究结果支持的概念，社会经济地位方程的“社会”和“经济”的组成部分有不同的和单独的影响教育成果。虽然向有需要的学校和家庭提供财政援助很重要，但也应当促进帮助低收入父母为其子女提供适当的心理和教育支助的政策和方案。
The relationship between family socioeconomic status (SES) and the academic performance of children is well established in sociological research. Another important dimension is the factors that may influence educational outcomes within low SES families. This paper presents new data from a sample of over 3000 students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds to estimate the extent of socioeconomic, family, individual and contextual factors on school educational performance. Results obtained using binomial logistic regression techniques indicate that gender, unexplained absences, parental educational attainment, housing type, ethnicity and student age are all statistically significant variables and predictors of academic performance. In contrast, family structure, the main source of family income and geographical location do not significantly predict outcomes in school performance once other factors are controlled for. The findings support the notion that the 'social' and the 'economic' components of the socioeconomic status equation have distinct and separate influences on educational outcomes. While financial assistance to schools and families in need is important, policies and programmes that also assist low-income parents in providing appropriate psychological and educational support for their children should also be promoted.