The students gender as a moderating factor of correlation beetween linguistic capital and academic outcomes

Authors

  • Kamil Błaszczyński Faculty of Sociology, University of Wrocław,Koszarowa 3, 51-149

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs20191.136.154

Keywords:

Gender, Higher education, University

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this paper was to verify the impact of gender on correlations between native language competences and academic activity of master grade students of social sciences in Poland. Results are disscussed with other international findings.

Methods: Gathering of the data was used via auditorial survey. Data was collected from 235 students (163 female, 73 male) from one of polish national universities on faculty of social sciences. Data has been analysed using T-Students test and Linear Regression models.

Results: T-Students test results indicated that female students had significantly higher education outcomes and study results scores than male students. Regression analysis revealed that gender as a moderating factor of linguistic capital was a significant predictor in regard to students education outcomes and study results. The main part of linguistic capital significantly moderated by gender were language experiences, regarded toward study results scores.

Conclusions: Female students have equall linguistic capital and language experiencess as male students, althoug they are more capable in using that capitale for their benefit in the context of academic education. Implication of the study and future recommendation are advised.

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Author Biography

Kamil Błaszczyński, Faculty of Sociology, University of Wrocław,Koszarowa 3, 51-149

Acomplished BA studies in Health and Care Pedagogy at Witelon State Universiyt of Applied Sciences, MA studies in General Pedagogy and PhD studies in Sociology at University of Wrocław. Current scientific interests are focused on quality of higher education, new technologies in education and experimental research in education.  

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Błaszczyński, K. (2019). The students gender as a moderating factor of correlation beetween linguistic capital and academic outcomes. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 10(1), 136–154. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs20191.136.154

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2019): Journal of Education Culture and Society

Section

DYNAMICS

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