Abstract

ORTIZ, Iván. Uncommon social trajectories: Chilean low-income adolescents with reading skills. Perf. latinoam. [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.42, pp.07-30. ISSN 0188-7653.

It is generally believed that students from low-income families are less successful at school, as indicated by theories of social reproduction. This article focuses on Chilean students that, in spite of their social background, have performed well in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009. Using logistic regression analysis we identify factors associated with academic achievement in reading. Results show that student variables have a greater explanatory value than family and school variables.

Keywords : formal education; social reproduction; resilience; academic performance; PISA.

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