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A multination study of socioeconomic inequality in expectations for progression to higher education: the role of between-school tracking and ability stratification
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Abstract Persistent inequalities in educational expectations across societies are a growing concern. Recent research has explored the extent to which inequalities in education are due to primary effects (i.e., achievement differentials) versus secondary effects (i.e., choice behaviors net of achievement). We... view more
Persistent inequalities in educational expectations across societies are a growing concern. Recent research has explored the extent to which inequalities in education are due to primary effects (i.e., achievement differentials) versus secondary effects (i.e., choice behaviors net of achievement). We explore educational expectations in order to consider whether variations in primary and secondary effects are associated with country variation in curricular and ability stratification. We use evidence from the PISA 2003 database to test the hypothesis that (a) greater between-school academic stratification would be associated with stronger relationships between socioeconomic status and educational expectations and (b) when this effect is decomposed, achievement differentials would explain a greater proportion of this relationship in countries with greater stratification. Results supported these hypotheses.... view less
Keywords
educational inequality; university admission; socioeconomic factors; social status; social background; course of education; expectation; academic achievement; school system; international comparison
Classification
Sociology of Education
Free Keywords
ability stratification; curricular tracking; educational expectations; primary and secondary effects
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 6-32
Journal
American Educational Research Journal, 53 (2016) 1
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/167705
ISSN
1935-1011
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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