?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+influence+of+context+on+attainment+in+primary+school%3A+Interactions+between+children%2C+family+and+school+contexts+%5BWider+Benefits+of+Learning+Research+Report+No.+28%5D&rft.creator=Duckworth%2C+Kathryn&rft.description=Growing+awareness+of+the+importance+of+parents+and+the+home+environment+in+shaping+children%E2%80%99s+achievement%2C+coupled+with+the+recognition+of+the+school+as+a+site+for+engagement+in+broader+aspects+of+social+and+personal+development%2C+has+raised+interest+in+the+interactions+between+these+different+influences+as+a+way+of+addressing+issues+of+educational+attainment+and+inequality.+This+study+explores+the+nature+of+these+links+and+considers+the+relative+contribution+of+different+aspects+of+four+different+%E2%80%98contexts%E2%80%99+or+likely+spheres+of+influence+on+pupil+achievement+in+England+at+Key+Stage+2+(age+10%2F11)%2C+as+well+as+their+associations+with+one+another.+The+results+highlight+that+the+quality+of+each+of+the+different+aspects+of+their+lives+is+important+for+children%E2%80%99s+attainment+in+primary+school%3A+pupils+with+better+contexts+%E2%80%93+i.e.+better+individual%2C+school+and+family+background+and+experience+%E2%80%93+have+higher+scores+in+Key+Stage+2+assessments+in+English%2C+maths+and+science.+However%2C+these+contexts+do+not+act+in+isolation%2C+but+are+closely+related+to+one+another%2C+and+their+influence+on+children%E2%80%99s+attainment+is+affected+by+these+interrelationships.+Furthermore%2C+these+results+indicate+that+the+interaction+effects+are+greater+for+those+with+poor+quality+contexts.+This+suggests+not+only+that+there+is+scope+to+narrow+the+gaps+in+educational+opportunity%2C+but+also+that%2C+where+influence+is+possible%2C+the+greatest+likely+returns+are+for+those+whose+background+and+experience+are+poor.&rft.subject=Primary+school%2C+Child+development&rft.publisher=Centre+for+Research+on+the+Wider+Benefits+of+Learning%2C+Institute+of+Education%2C+University+of+London&rft.date=2008-07&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(Centre+for+Research+on+the+Wider+Benefits+of+Learning+Research+Reports+++).+Centre+for+Research+on+the+Wider+Benefits+of+Learning%2C+Institute+of+Education%2C+University+of+London%3A+London.+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10005964%2F1%2FDuckworth2008theinfluence.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10005964%2F&rft.rights=open