Social Capital and Adolescents Mathematics Achievement: A Comparative Analysis of Eight European Cities ...

• Main Author: Gisladottir, Berglind
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Columbia University 2013
• Subjects: Mathematics > Study and teaching; Sociology; FOS: Sociology; Social capital Sociology; Coleman; Reykjavík; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8c53t24; https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8C53T24

This study examines the impact of social capital on mathematics achievement in eight European cities. The study draws on data from the 2008 Youth in Europe survey, carried out by the Icelandic Center for Social Research and Analysis. The sample contains responses from 17,312 students in 9th and 10th...