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Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations

Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 171 - 197
Published: Jun 1, 2010
Abstract
Children growing up in homes with many books get 3 years more schooling than children from bookless homes, independent of their parents’ education, occupation, and class. This is as great an advantage as having university educated rather than unschooled parents, and twice the advantage of having a professional rather than an unskilled father. It holds equally in rich nations and in poor; in the past and in the present; under Communism,...
Paper Details
Title
Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations
Published Date
Jun 1, 2010
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
171 - 197
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