How Does Social Class Affect Educational Attainment?

... Tom Doherty 12JA - Sociology Investigation How Does Social Class Affect Educational Attainment? Introduction My intentions in this project are to demonstrate research into the relationship between class and educational attainment. I will include previous studies by well-known sociologists and the outcomes of their research, as well as creating my own research methods. My research methods will include how I intend to gather information on my study of social class. The Aim of the project is to find relationships between social class and educational attainment and explain the out come, previous studies indicate that working class pupils do less well academically and my project explains the reasons why, and how one might go about gathering useful information about it Concepts It is believed that difference in class culture can contribute to educational success or failure. Douglas believed parental interest was the most important factor in educational success, his research suggested middle class parents

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