A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Students’ Cultural and Economic Family Background and Duration of University Studies in Finland
Authors: Lehti Hannu, Kinnari Heikki
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Publication year: 2024
Journal: European Education
Journal name in source: European Education
eISSN: 1944-7086
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10564934.2024.2308244
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1080/10564934.2024.2308244
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/386822564
Applying a Bourdieusian perspective, we investigate whether families’ institutionalized cultural capital (parental education) and economic capital (family income) are associated with the duration of university studies in Finland. We use register data comprising 10,516 students enrolled in universities between 1999 and 2002 and Tobit modeling. The results do not entirely support our hypothesis Institutionalized cultural capital is not associated with students’ duration of university studies. However, having higher economic capital decreases the duration of university studies.
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