Artículo



Dados vol. 49 n. 3 Rio de Janeiro 2006

Recursos familiares e o desempenho cognitivo dos alunos do ensino básico brasileiro

Soares, José Francisco - Collares, Ana Cristina Murta

Resumen

This article discusses the processes by which family structure affects students' cognitive performance in Brazilian schools. The article's basic premise is that family influence is not a uni-dimensional construct, and the study thus uses four dimensions to capture such influence. The effects of these factors on students' performance are measured through a school attainment analysis model. The data are compatible with a model in which the parents' involvement acts as a mediating factor for the action of cultural resources, which in turn depend on economic resources, which have only indirect effects on students' cognitive performance in primary school.

Palabras-clave: scholastic performance; family effect; school effect.

DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52582006000300007

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Recursos familiares e o desempenho cognitivo dos alunos do ensino básico brasileiro