Reza Pishghadam|Reza Zabihi
Parental Education and Social and Cultural Capital in Academic Achievement
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad|Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
relationship social cultural capital academic achievement explored study administering social cultural capital questionnaire sccq 320 undergraduate students majoring english language correlating respective subscales learners university gpaall five factors sccq found correlated significantly learners gpamoreover conducted regression analysis researchers found literacy cultural competence predictive higher gpathe researchers entered parents educational levels regression modelthe results analysis indicated together literacy mothers educational level predicted 23 variances learners gpahowever fathers educational level good predictor academic achievementthe implications results discussed within foreign language context suggestions made future research