Original scientific paper

SOCIAL CLASS POSITION AS A DETERMINANT OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Marko FERJAN ; Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kranj
Eva JEREB ; Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kranj
Olga ŠUŠTERŠIČ ; University College of Health Care, Ljubljana

Abstract

The objective of the study was to research the correlations
between dependent variables: (i) formal education, (ii)
education achievement in elementary school, (iii) education
achievement in secondary school and independent variables (i)
parents’ formal education, (ii) the social class individuals
originated in and (iii) the financial and material circumstances
of their families. A total of 1,980 adult employees in Slovenia
participated in the study. Identified were correlations between
formal education and all independent variables. There is also
a positive correlation between the parents’ formal education
and the formal education of their children (father’s education
r=0.396 at p=0.01 and mother’s education r=0.370 at
p=0.01). The study confirmed positive correlation between
parents’ education and the educational achievement of their
children in elementary school. Quite different results were
obtained for educational achievement in secondary school.
The correlation between educational achievement in secondary
school and all the independent variables is less than 0.150.

Keywords

social classes; education; Slovenia

Hrčak ID:

29463

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/29463

Publication date:

31.10.2008.

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