Social capital at school: a tool to measure students’ endowments

This study presents an innovative methodology for measuring social capital among students to detect variations in its distribution across different territorial contexts. The proposed model is based on a multidimensional perspective of social capital, encompassing structural, relational, and cognitive dimensions, and utilizes three tools: a questionnaire, sociometric mapping, and age-appropriate economic games. The work provides a solid methodological framework that is helpful in exploring how social networks, trust relationships, and prosocial preferences develop and differ in relation to the living environment and school. The study aims to contribute to the understanding of social capital as a relational and value-based resource that promotes social cohesion, educational inclusion, and civic participation within school and territorial contexts.

• Publication year

  2026

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  Rivista italiana di economia, demografia e statistica

• Publication date

  2026-02-26

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  DOI 10.71014/sieds.v80i3.552
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