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Attwood, Gaynor; Croll, Paul; Fuller, Carol; Last, Kathryn – Educational Studies, 2013
The paper reports a study that investigated the relationship between students' self-predicted and actual General Certificate of Secondary Education results in order to establish the extent of over-and under-prediction and whether this varies by subject and across genders and socio-economic groupings. It also considered the relationship between…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Prediction, Predictive Validity, Exit Examinations
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Fuller, Carol – Educational Review, 2014
This paper considers the role of social capital in the aspirations for higher education of a group of socially disadvantaged girls. Drawing on data from a longitudinal, ethnographic case study of an underperforming secondary school, the paper considers current conceptualisations of social capital and its role in educational ambitions. The paper…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Trust (Psychology), Academic Aspiration, Higher Education