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Incongruence between parental and adolescent educational aspirations hinders academic attainment

Schoon, Ingrid; Burger, Kaspar (2022). Incongruence between parental and adolescent educational aspirations hinders academic attainment. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 13(4):575-595.

Abstract

Previous research has shown that parental educational aspirations for their children are an important predictor of children’s academic attainment. However, recent studies have pointed to potential negative effects, in particular if there is a mismatch between parental educational aspirations and the aspirations of their children. This study examines (1) the role of socio-demographic and school achievement–related factors in shaping a potential (mis)match between parental educational aspirations and the aspirations of their children, and (2) whether incongruence between parental and their children’s educational aspirations hinders academic attainment in times of social change. We use data collected for the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study (BCS70) and Next Steps (formerly known as the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England), a cohort of young people born in 1989/90. We find that in both cohorts socio-demographic and achievement-related characteristics are associated with incongruent aspirations, and that incongruent aspirations between parents and their children are associated with a decreased likelihood of participating in and completing higher education. The study contributes to current debates regarding the causes and correlates of discrepancies in educational aspirations and how such discrepancies affect later life chances.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Sociology
06 Faculty of Arts > Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development
Dewey Decimal Classification:370 Education
Uncontrolled Keywords:Educational aspirations; incongruence; parental support for education; academic attainment; social inequality; social change
Language:English
Date:2022
Deposited On:01 Nov 2021 12:34
Last Modified:26 Jan 2025 02:35
Publisher:Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
ISSN:1757-9597
OA Status:Green
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1332/175795921x16324800210845
PubMed ID:35900884
Project Information:
  • Funder: H2020
  • Grant ID: 791804
  • Project Title: Micro-, Meso-, and Macro-Level Determinants of Educational Inequalities: An Interdisciplinary Approach
  • Funder: SNSF
  • Grant ID: 181098
  • Project Title: Understanding social gradients in education: A psycho-social-ecological framework
  • Funder: Economic and Social Research Council
  • Grant ID: ES/V01577X/1
  • Project Title:
  • Funder: Nuffield Foundation
  • Grant ID: JUS /FR-000022636
  • Project Title:
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