Family size and educational consequences in the UK

Thesis

This thesis investigates in what ways the family matters for educational outcomes. Six research questions are answered. First, is family size associated with familial resources? Second, is having a large family associated with lower levels of objective and subjective educational outcomes and has this changed over the 20th century? Third, is there evidence of an association between family size and emotional health and life perspectives of young people? Fourth, is there any evidence of an as...

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Authors: Henderson, M

• Publication date: 2013
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: intergenerational relationships; households; children and youth; social mobility; statistics (social sciences); sociology; families
• Subjects: Intergenerational relationships; Families; Households; Children and youth; Sociology; Social mobility; Statistics (social sciences)