Economic and Parent-Adolescent Relationship Capital Predicting Educational Outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorFaas, Caitlin S.en
dc.contributor.committeechairBenson, Mark J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKaestle, Christine E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKim, Kee Jeongen
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:36:05Zen
dc.date.adate2010-06-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:36:05Zen
dc.date.issued2010-05-04en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-08en
dc.date.sdate2010-05-10en
dc.description.abstractUsing the perspectives of social capital theory (Coleman, 1988) and life course theory (Elder et al., 2003), this study examined how economic capital and particular dimensions of the parent-adolescent relationship predicted educational outcomes. The economic capital variables were family income, parent education, and parent occupational prestige. Relationship capital variables included: closeness to parents, expectations for schooling, parental values, and parent trust. The three economic capital variables, expectations for schooling, and parent trust all significantly predicted final GPA and educational attainment. However, parent-adolescent closeness and parental values did not predict educational outcomes in the overall model. This study extended research in the field by examining both final GPA and educational attainment as educational outcomes. By using a nationally representative sample and four time points of data collection, this research was able to explore how various forms of capital predict early adulthood educational outcomes.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05102010-154234en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05102010-154234/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32524en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartFaas_CS_T_2010_f1.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectattainmenten
dc.subjectparent-childen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectsocial capitalen
dc.subjectadolescenceen
dc.titleEconomic and Parent-Adolescent Relationship Capital Predicting Educational Outcomesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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