文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：An Ecological Examination of Social Capital Effects on the Academic Achievement of Chinese Migrant Children

作者：Wu, Qiaobing[1];Palinkas, Lawrence A.[2];He, Xuesong[3]

机构：[1]Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social Work, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China;[2]Univ So Calif, Sch Social Work, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA;[3]E China Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Social Work, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2010

卷号：40

期号：8

起止页码：2578

外文期刊名：BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000285195500014)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：Ecological framework; social capital; academic achievement; migrant children; China; structural equation modelling

摘要：Drawing upon a sample of 772 migrant children and their parents in Shanghai, China, this study employed an ecological framework to investigate how social capital embedded in a range of social contexts (family, school, peer and community) influenced the academic achievement of Chinese migrant children. Using structural equation modelling (SEM), the study results suggested that higher levels of family and school social capital were associated with better academic achievement of migrant children. Community social capital did not present a significant direct effect; however, it predicted children's academic performance indirectly through the mediating effects of family and school social capital. Unexpectedly, peer social capital appeared not to be associated with children's academic achievements. This research advances social capital theory by unravelling the mechanism through which multiple dimensions of social capital operate on youth development. The findings imply utilising social capital building as an innovative approach in social work practice and policy to improving the education of migrant children.