Effect of Family Cultural Capital on the Academic Achievement of University Students: A Case Study of the UAE.

Family cultural capital is an important factor that strongly impacts children'sacademic achievements by promoting positive attitudes and study practicesfostered by active support. Besides, student-teacher relationships andcharacteristics of educational institutions are other primary factors affectingstudents' academic achievement. Considering the proposed argumentation,research also focused on examining the impacts of these factors on academicachievement under Bourdieu's Theory of Cultural Capital. Data from 354students enrolled in the University of Sharjah was analyzed using the PartialLeast Square- Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Findings revealedthat family communication and supervision significantly impact the academicachievement of university students as prominent components of CulturalCapital theory. The impact of teacher-student relations also remainedsignificant, implying the importance of relevant relationships in encouragingthe students to perform academically. Finally, the moderation ofcharacteristics of educational institutions on the relationships between familycommunication, family supervision, and teacher-student relationship onstudents' academic achievement remained validated by the analysis, indicatingthe educational institutions as important factors in strengthening academicachievement among university students. This research concluded thatestablishing strong family communication and supervision, fosteringconstructive teacher-student relations, and ensuring that educationalinstitutions complement the resilience of family support can collectivelycreate an environment that improves the learning experience. Eventually, thisenables students to reach their highest academic capabilities.