“I always knew our Karen would do well”… these words, so typical of a proud mother, have taken on profound significance following a new study by Eirini Flouri and Denise Hawkes at the Institute of Education in London. Their research shows that a mother’s expectations about about her daughter’s future educational attainment may actually affect that child’s future success at work, as well as her sense of control in life.
Today the BPS Research Digest  takes a look at Eirini Flouri’s research on parental aspirations and educational outcomes in socio-economically disadvantaged children.
Source:Â Eirini Flouri, Denise Hawkes (2008). Ambitious mothers – successful daughters: Mothers’ early expectations for children’s education and children’s earnings and sense of control in adult life British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78 (3), 411-433 DOI: 10.1348/000709907X251280
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