Structural and motivational mechanisms of academic achievement: a mediation model of social‐background effects on academic achievement

Volume: 70, Issue: 4, Pages: 1276 - 1296
Published: Oct 17, 2018
Abstract
This paper takes up ongoing discussions on the inequality of educational opportunities and formulates a conceptual model to link separate lines of research. Our particular focus is on combining motivational and structural approaches into a mediation model that explains differences in academic achievement. In the literature, four main mechanisms of social reproduction are discussed. Two main pathways refer to (1) parents’ expectations regarding...
Paper Details
Title
Structural and motivational mechanisms of academic achievement: a mediation model of social‐background effects on academic achievement
Published Date
Oct 17, 2018
Volume
70
Issue
4
Pages
1276 - 1296
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