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The Institute of International Social Studies is holding a seminar titled "Scholarly culture: the influence of home libraries on youth and adult numeracy." 

A growing body of evidence supports the contention of scholarly culture theory that immersing children in book-oriented environments benefits their later educational achievement, attainment and occupational standing. These findings have been interpreted as suggesting that book-oriented socialization, indicated by home library size, equips youth with life-long tastes, skills and knowledge. However, to date, this has not been directly assessed, particularly with respect to numeracy. In this talk Joanna Sikora will discuss advantageous effects of scholarly culture for youth and adult numeracy.

This seminar will partly be based on the paper published in Social Science Research in January 2019 which can be found .

Joanna Sikora is a sociologist in the School of Sociology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. She researches cultural capital, educational inequalities and adolescent occupational expectations. This includes a special interest in gender and science. She has published nearly 50 peer-reviewed articles, research reports and book chapters as well as having completed a number of projects, including commissioned research for the Directorate of Education of the Organization of Economic Research and Development (OECD), the European Commission (EC) and the National Council for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in Australia.

For more information regarding this seminar please contact Koidu Saia, koidu.saia@tlu.ee