Home and School Influences on Academic Performance: State and Catholic elementary schools in Belgium compared

1 February 1998

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Review

Vol. 50 (1) , 37-43
https://doi.org/10.1080/0013191980500104

Abstract

Using data on 1795 children from 15 State and 25 Catholic academically oriented elementary schools, this article examines whether there is a differential school sector effect for Belgium. Taking into account the effect of sex, family intactness, maternal employment status, parental support and parental involvement in children's education, it was found that the influence of parental socio‐economic status upon children's academic achievement (GPA) is not as strong in Catholic schools as it is in State schools. It is suggested that this effect is due to the more strenuous demands of Catholic schools in Belgium.

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