This study explored the extent to which differences in social capital among family structures predicted academic improvement in young children using data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey, (ECLS) Kindergarten class of 1998-1999, which is administered by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). For all children included in the analyses, parent social and resource capital explained 13% of the variance in reading change scores from kindergarten to fifth grade and 15% of the variance in math change scores from kindergarten to fifth grade. In addition, parent social and resource capital explained 34% of children's reading change scores in stepparent family structures. In light of these findings, implications for policymakers, parents, and scholars are discussed. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester, 2008. / August 26, 2008. / Stepfamilies, ECLS-K, Social Capital Theory / Includes bibliographical references. / Ronald L. Mullis, Professor Directing Dissertation; Patrice Iatarola, Outside Committee Member; Thomas A. Cornille, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_253989 |
| Contributors | Shriner, Michael (authoraut), Mullis, Ronald L. (professor directing dissertation), Iatarola, Patrice (outside committee member), Cornille, Thomas A. (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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