Assets, economic opportunity and toxic stress: A framework for understanding child and educational outcomes

Trina R. Williams Shanks and Christine Robinson

Economics of Education Review, 2013, vol. 33, issue C, 154-170

Abstract: A large body of evidence indicates that socioeconomic status (SES) is a strong predictor of school achievement, college graduation and child outcomes in general. Better developmental and health outcomes are strongly associated with family assets, income and education. We introduce a model incorporating a range of theoretical and empirical literature about the relationships between a household's socio-economic position, household interactions, and child educational outcomes. The intention is to illustrate how these frequently cited factors are exacerbated and aligned by stress or difficult environments which cause long-term challenges for children in high-risk circumstances. Finally, we modify the model to illustrate the dynamic nature of these relationships, highlighting how the developmental trajectory of a child who lives with toxic stress might differ from a comparable child with social supports in a situation of low or tolerable stress.

Keywords: Assets; Children; Education; Risk; Toxic Stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.11.002

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