cultural

• Cultural factors suggest that values, attitudes, language and other aspects of cultural life
• The five types of cultural factors are:

  • Parent's attitudes to education
  • Parent's level of education
  • Subcultural explanations
  • Language use
  • Culture Capital
• See and Davis (2010) = Parental attitudes

  • High parental interest leads to better exam results than those with parents who show no interest
  • Middle class parents are more likely to visit the school and take an interest in their education
  • More likely to encourage them to stay in school after the leaving age
• Parents level of education may affect achievement as:

  • Tend to be higher educated so more confident guiding children in the academic world
  • More confident speaking to teachers and help with schoolwork
  • Gives you cultural capital
  • Money and knowledge for educational toys