Coming from a disadvantaged background can have negative impact on an individual's
educational trajectory. Some people however seem unaffected and cope well with the …

Parental socioeconomic status (SES) is a well‐established predictor of children's
neurocognitive development. Several theories propose that specific cognitive skills are …

In Western countries, children's education is strongly influenced by their social background,
which cannot be fully explained by individual differences in cognitive ability between social …

Socioeconomic status (SES) is considered a powerful influence on children's cognitive
development and student achievement. This model has generated an enormous literature …

Adolescents with high educational attainment generally have better outcomes across the
lifespan than adolescents with lower educational attainment. This study investigated how …

This chapter discusses the evidence that socioeconomic status (SES) differences in brain
and cognition may be involved in academic achievement or educational success, which …

Background Cognitive ability and socioeconomic background (SEB) have been previously
identified as determinants of achieved level of education. According to a “discrimination …

Opportunities for social mobility are generated by education systems designed to alleviate
the effects of social origin by providing equality of opportunities and resources. The …

SES has long interested researchers investigating school achievement. Its effects are often
addressed by studying predictors of achievement in economically disadvantaged samples …

A growing body of cognitive research uses sophisticated behavioral and neuroimaging
measurements to demonstrate associations between family socioeconomic status (SES) and …