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Inequality decisions and accounts: the case of tracking in a Swiss elementary school
[working paper]
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Universität Luzern, Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Soziologisches Seminar
Abstract "Decision making in terms of grading and evaluating students significantly contributes to unequal opportunities. In Switzerland, this particularly holds true for the transition from elementary school to the stratified system of secondary schools which often is determined by school authori-ties. Base... view more
"Decision making in terms of grading and evaluating students significantly contributes to unequal opportunities. In Switzerland, this particularly holds true for the transition from elementary school to the stratified system of secondary schools which often is determined by school authori-ties. Based on the case study of an elementary school in German Switzerland, this contribution explores accounts to which these decisions are related. Two types of accounts have to be taken into consideration: One type refers to a student’s performance. This type of account is documented in a rather technical way. It aims at strengthening the procedural rationality of the decision making process. Another type of accounts is based on material considerations. It refers to decision effects on individual cases. This type of account is communicated to parents in order to achieve consent. The case illustrates that discriminatory decision making can be related to highly institutionalised accounts." [author's abstract]... view less
Keywords
social inequality; decision; elementary school; education; organization theory; discrimination; pupil; secondary school; school type; performance assessment; educational opportunity; German-speaking Switzerland
Classification
Sociology of Education
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
City
Luzern
Page/Pages
28 p.
Series
Workingpaper des Soziologischen Seminars, 05/2010
ISSN
1663-2540
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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