The relationship between intellectual ability and academic
achievement is well established in the scientific literature.
According to Vygotsky (1978), however, the path between a child's
cognitive ability and their academic achievement is influenced by
the important people in their lives. This book presents a research,
which tested directly the controversial idea that parents play a
crucial role in influencing their children's academic achievement
because of the way that parents communicate their sociocultural
values and practices. Evidence is demonstrated using an approach
that employs both advance statistical methods including structural
equation modelling and case profiles from interviews of parents and
their children. In the light of the findings presented in this
book, parents are encouraged to maximise their children's academic
achievement through the creation of a mediation structure that
directly communicates their beliefs and academic expectations. This
long overdue book is useful for all students and researchers from
the broad area of education and psychology, and most of all, for
parents who care.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
June 2010 |
First published: |
June 2010 |
Authors: |
Sivanes Phillipson
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
300 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8383-0149-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
General
|
LSN: |
3-8383-0149-8 |
Barcode: |
9783838301495 |
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