THE ROLE OF FAMILY FACTORS IN SCHOOL OUTCOMES AT DIFFERENT SCHOOL LEVELS
THE ROLE OF FAMILY FACTORS IN SCHOOL OUTCOMES AT DIFFERENT SCHOOL LEVELS

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the relations between family factors and school related problems, which cumulatively increase in the risk of school failure. The results show that the influence of family factors on school related problems differs between boys and girls, and also according to their educational level: middle or high school; however, at the level of basic education, the family factors with significant effects on school related problems are overlapping. In the case of middle school students, regardless of gender, family togetherness and school behavioral expectations hold significant effects. A separate analysis, made according to school levels, shows that the importance of family factors in school related problems decreases at high school level, but it still remains significant. At high school level, the significant predictors were: the monitoring in extra school activities for girls, and the home academic environment for boys. The location of the school had significant effects only on the middle school aged girls' school related problems, while the fact that one or both parents are working abroad had significant effects on the school risk index at both school levels, for boys and girls alike.

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