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Strive to Succeed? The Role of Persistence in the Process of Educational Attainment
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Abstract This article examines the role of effort in the process of educational attainment. First, I analyze the impact of effort on future tertiary educational attainment. Then, I test two sociological theories that argue that effort transmits educational inequality across generations. According to the firs... mehr
This article examines the role of effort in the process of educational attainment. First, I analyze the impact of effort on future tertiary educational attainment. Then, I test two sociological theories that argue that effort transmits educational inequality across generations. According to the first theory, parental background shapes the effort that children exert in education-related activities. The second theory argues that the drivers of effort in this context are educational expectations. I use a variable for effort that is measured directly over the course of the Programme for International Student Assessment test. Using a longitudinal data set from Australia, I estimate different hierarchical and structural equations models. I find that the measure of effort is positively and significantly associated with the probability of having obtained a tertiary degree 10 years later. Furthermore, the results show partial support for the second theory but not for the first one.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bildungsungleichheit; Erwartung; Persistenz; Studienabschluss
Klassifikation
Bildungs- und Erziehungssoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
educational attainment; parental background
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 1555-1576
Zeitschriftentitel
American Behavioral Scientist, 65 (2021) 11
ISSN
1552-3381
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 3.0