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This research aims to understand how parents' education and income affect children's academic success through parental beliefs and behaviors.

The Influence of Parent Education and Family Income on Child Achievement: The Indirect Role of Parental Expectations and the Home Environment.

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Randomized trial shows the impact of socioeconomic factors on child achievement, indicating varying effects by race.

This research aims to understand how parents' education and income affect children's academic success through parental beliefs and behaviors.
Analyzed data from a national cross-sectional study of 868 children aged 8-12, balanced by gender
Employed structural equation modeling to explore relationships between socioeconomic status and academic achievement
Examined racial differences in the impact of parental education and expectations on child achievement
Found that socioeconomic status influenced children's academic achievement indirectly via parental beliefs and behaviors
Identified significant racial differences in how these relationships functioned
Highlighted the importance of including parents' years of schooling in related policies and research

Pamela Davis‐Kean (2005) studied this question.

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