Gender Differences in Educational Attainment: Influences of the Family Environment

Autor/inn/en	Mensah, Fiona K.; Kiernan, Kathleen E.
Titel	Gender Differences in Educational Attainment: Influences of the Family Environment
Quelle	In: British Educational Research Journal, 36 (2010) 2, S.239-260 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-1926
Schlagwörter	Family Income; Females; Educational Attainment; Foreign Countries; Family Environment; Gender Differences; Surveys; Elementary School Students; Communication Skills; Mathematics Achievement; Language Acquisition; Reading Achievement; Socioeconomic Influences; At Risk Persons; Early Parenthood; Mothers; Parenting Skills; Unemployment; Predictor Variables; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familieneinkommen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ausland; Familienmilieu; Geschlechterkonflikt; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Kommunikationsstil; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Leseleistung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Risikogruppe; Mother; Mutter; Arbeitslosigkeit; Prädiktor
Abstract	There are gender differences in educational attainment amongst British children and there is evidence that these differences emerge early in life. In this study we investigate whether boys' and girls' early educational attainment levels are similarly related to disadvantage in the family environment. This study uses survey data from the Millennium Cohort Study linked with the teachers Foundation Stage Profile assessment for children in the primary year of school in England between 2005 and 2006. The study finds lower attainment in communication, language and literacy and mathematical development for both boys and girls in families experiencing socio-economic disadvantage. Early motherhood, low maternal qualifications, low family income and unemployment most strongly predict lower scores. Tests for gender interaction shows boys in families where mothers are young, where they lack qualifications or if they are living in poor quality areas are more disadvantaged compared to girls in similar circumstances. (Contains 1 table, 2 figures and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10