Impact of Social Class vs. Parenting on Children's Education

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What has a greater impact on children's school performance according to the study?

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Parents' social class has a greater impact than 'good parenting' techniques.

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How many children were studied in the research?

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11,000 seven-year-old children.

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What advantage did children with professional and managerial parents have?

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They were at least eight months ahead of pupils from the most socially disadvantaged homes.

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What factors did the researchers consider in the study?

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Ethnicity and family size.

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What did Alice Sullivan, the main author, say about the research findings?

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Parenting is important, but focusing on parenting alone is insufficient to tackle social inequalities.

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What did the study suggest might be more effective than focusing on parenting practices?

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Redistributive economic policies.

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What did Nick Clegg suggest about parenting?

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Good parenting could make a bigger difference than class to a child's destiny.

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What skills were the children tested on in the study?

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Reading, maths, and listening.