Capital at Home and at School: A Review and Synthesis

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Does capital at home matter more than capital at school? Social capital effects on academic achievement (2013, unknown): “…accountability dramatize the tendency for many to argue that if student achievement is lacking, the solution is to " fix " schools, despite decades of evidence from social science suggesting that family influences are very consequential (Coleman et al., 1966; Cuban, 2010; Parcel et al., 2010).”
Handbook of family theories : a content-based approach (2013, background): “…enriched home environment that provides educational resources (Guldi, Page, & Stevens, 2007 ); (b) enhanced education and achievement opportunities (Parcel et al., 2010 ); (c) an appropriate standard of living including safe neighborhoods (Sampson, Morenoff, & Earls, 1999 ); and (d) positive…”