Socio economic status and educational attainment a sample of adolescents in two housing schemes in Colombo

Abstract

This study has examined the link between socio economic status and educational attainment of adolescents residing in two housing schems in Colombo. Socio economic status has been examined directly and through its concomitants, namely the quality of the school attended by the sample population, parental encouragement, reading material, peer group influence and the adolescents' educational aspirations, in relation to educational attainment...