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Cambridge Journal of Economics 23:599-621 (1999)
Copyright © 1999 Cambridge Political Economy Society

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Children, parental employment and educational attainment: an English case study

M O'Brien1 and D Jones

Faculty of Environmental and Social Studies, University of North London, 62-66 Highbury Grove, London N5 2AD, UK
1 Corresponding author
E-mail: m.m.obrien@unl.ac.uk

Abstract

Using survey and time-use diary data from a local English case study, this paper examines the interplay of family life and educational attainment from a child's perspective. In this working-class community, positive educational outcomes for children were associated with material well-being, educational aspirations, maternal praise and parental employment patterns. Children performed best when mothers were in employment, but the gains were less strong when both parents worked in full-time jobs. The study contributes to unravelling the processes of social capital accumulation at a household level and shows the active role played by both children and parents in the intergenerational transmission of educational advantage and disadvantage.

Key Words: Children • time use • parental employment • social capital • community


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