BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL: THE IMPACT OF PARENTS' INITIAL EDUCATIONAL LEVEL AND LIFELONG LEARNING ON THEIR CHILDREN
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science |
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| Field | Economy |
| Keywords | Human capital; Lifelong learning; Adult Education Survey; Intergenerational transmission; Computer Literacy |
| Description | The hypothesis that the parental attained level of education has a significant impact on the initial educational level of their children as well as on their lifelong learning participation was tested. Furthermore, using data from AES, we tested the association between parental educational level and children's language skills and reading activity and between parental non-formal as well as informal education and students' lifelong learning. We have found that the parental effect on lifelong learning participation is slightly weaker than the effect of initial adult's education. Nevertheless, the intergenerational transmission mechanism obviously works. The relationship between parental and students computer literacy is statistically significant, nevertheless weak. |
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