Relationship between the socioeconomic characteristics and academic achievement of students in early childhood in Colombia -2017-

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Caicedo-Reyes, S. S., & Silva-Arias, A. C. (2021). Relationship between the socioeconomic characteristics and academic achievement of students in early childhood in Colombia -2017-. Ploutos, 10. https://doi.org/10.21158/23227230.v10.n0.2020.2945

Published: Jul 7, 2021

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Sara Sofía Caicedo-Reyes

Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-0695

Adriana Carolina Silva-Arias

Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-881X

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the socioeconomic characteristics and educational achievement of elementary school students in Colombia for the year 2017. For this purpose, we describe the educational achievement of the students, along with some of the conditions of the individual, their family, and their educational institution context. This analysis is relevant, given that inequalities in educational opportunities have an impact on the quality of life of students, and among other things, they condition their level of income and well-being in adult life. Thus, the results showed that circumstances beyond the students' control, such as their socioeconomic status, were associated with their academic performance. Likewise, unfavorable individual, family, and school environments were associated with lower educational achievement. Therefore, this study contributes to show that the educational system reproduces educational and social inequalities in Colombia from the very beginning, starting primary school.

Keywords

Social inequality

Education, primary

Academic achievement

Early childhood education

Students - Social aspects

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