Social class makes a difference in how children tackle classroom problems
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 04:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Social class can account for differences in how parents coach their children to manage classroom challenges, a study shows. Such differences can affect a child's education by reproducing inequalities in the classroom. With the widening gaps in educational outcomes between social classes, the researcher suggested that this study could help schools become more aware of these differences and make moves to reduce the inequalities.