Although research in the area of academic achievement has expanded over the past several years, questions about the individual and social factors, especially in early childhood, remain unanswered. The purpose of this study is to examine to what extent parents and teacher/school's social capital and resource capital predict academic achievement in early childhood. It is also the purpose of this study to examine the usefulness of social capital theory in claming and understanding of academic achievement in early childhood. This study utilized the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, (ECLS) Kindergarten class of 1998-1999. Children, their parents, and teachers/school administrators who participated in the study in the Spring of 1999 (baseline) and the Spring of 2002 (third grade) was the focus of this research. Results from this study found that teacher/school social capital is a better predicator of children's academic achievement than parents' social capital Results from this study found that parent's resource capital was a better predictor of children's academic achievement than teacher/school resource capital. This study also discusses the findings in relation to implications for future research and policy work. / A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. / Spring Semester, 2007. / March 19, 2007. / Social Capital, Academic Achievement, ECLS-K / Includes bibliographical references. / Ann K. Mullis, Professor Directing Dissertation; Patrice Iatarola, Outside Committee Member; Ronald L. Mullis, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_180261 |
| Contributors | Schlee, Bethanne McKenna (authoraut), Mullis, Ann K. (professor directing dissertation), Iatarola, Patrice (outside committee member), Mullis, Ronald L. (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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