Predicting Students' Scientific Identity Based on Cultural, Economic and Social Capital

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of students' cultural, economic and social capital on their scientific identity. The research method was descriptive of correlation type. The statistical population of the study included all high school students studying in the academic year 2023 in Qom city; 64000 junior high school students as well as 30000 senior high school ones. Cochran's formula was used to calculate the sample of this study; therefore, 382 students were selected as the sample using cluster sampling method. At first, four schools including two girls' as well as two boys' schools were randomly selected from all high schools in Qom, then 191 male students and 191 female ones were randomly selected from those schools. To collect data, Bourdieu's cultural capital, Putnam's social capital (2000), Darfashan's economic capital (2013) and Vaz and Isaacson's (2008) academic identity questionnaires were used. Pearson's correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis were used to check the hypotheses. The findings of the research showed that students' cultural, economic and social capital have significant relationship with their scientific identity. Nowadays, emphasis is placed on the development of cultural capital and its promotion in order to reduce and control social issues such as environmental crises. The results of the research confirm the reproduction of cultural, economic and social capital, especially in the area of students' education and participation in intellectual cultural activities.