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Educational Systems and Inequalities in Educational Attainment in Central and Eastern European Countries
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Abstract "Before exploring the selectivity of educational attainment in detail, this article extensively describes
the contours of educational systems in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. These countries
provide an interesting setting in view of their post-secondary education expansion and diff... view more
"Before exploring the selectivity of educational attainment in detail, this article extensively describes
the contours of educational systems in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. These countries
provide an interesting setting in view of their post-secondary education expansion and differentiation,
as well as their variation in the degree of vocational orientation at the secondary level. Drawing on high
quality, national micro data, we find that students from disadvantaged family backgrounds who manage
to enter post-secondary education are ‘diverted’ to second-tier post-secondary institutions, while longterm
university programs are more likely to be dominated by students whose parents have an academic
background. At the secondary level, we confirm the patterns of negative selection among students
from lower social backgrounds into lower vocational programs. This diversion effect at the secondary
level is especially pronounced in CEE countries that inherited a strong secondary vocational system and
reinstalled early tracking." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Eastern Europe; Central Europe; comparative research; participation in education; education system; vocational training system; educational opportunity; university level of education; university admission; secondary education; social factors; socioeconomic factors; social stratification; social inequality
Classification
Macroanalysis of the Education System, Economics of Education, Educational Policy
Sociology of Education
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 69-83
Journal
Studies of Transition States and Societies, 4 (2012) 1
ISSN
1736-8758
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications