April 28, 2018 / C H Thompson

Cultural factors in relation to achievement-revision notes

Douglas (1960) also found cultural factors played an important part in a child’s attainment at school.
Douglas’ concept of cultural deprivation describes how middle-class parents, when compared to working-class parents tended to:
take greater the parental interest in a child’s education the greater the educational success
encourage their children to stay at school beyond the compulsory period
were better educated themselves and so better understood education system
more confident in dealing with schools/teachers
better able to help their child with school work

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