Origin and dynamics of the educational inequalities

Abstract

The study analyses the trends in influence of different factors on disparities in educational  attainment and success by focusing on the impact of cognitive socialization in the family, the  effects of cumulative advantages in cognitive skills and achievements, the educational context and  individual behavior. Different perspectives within recent researches into education: Bourdieu’s  theory of cultural capital and cultural reproduction, concept of culture of poverty, Beck’s  individualisation thesis, Lareau’s analysis of differences in parental childrearing approaches are  discussed. The conclusions are based on synthesis of results of large-scale empirical researches  and the international students’ assessment PISA 2006, 2009, PIRLS 2011, TIMSS 2007.

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