| Description |
xvi, 347 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Studies in social inequality
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : how is inequality of educational opportunity generated? : the case for primary and secondary effects / Michelle Jackson -- Primary and secondary effects : some methodological issues / Christiana Kartsonaki, Michelle Jackson and David R. Cox -- Inequality in transitions to secondary school and tertiary education in Germany / Martin Neugebauer, David Reimer, Steffen Schindler and Volker Stocké -- How social background affects educational attainment over time in the Netherlands / Charlotte Büchner and Rolf van der Velden -- Academic achievement, tracking decisions and their relative contribution to educational inequalities : change over four decades in France / Mathieu Ichou and Louis-André Vallet -- Social origin inequalities in educational careers in Italy : performance or decision effects? / Dalit Contini and Andrea Scagni -- Ever declining inequalities? : transitions to upper secondary and tertiary education in Sweden, for the 1972-1990 birth cohorts / Frida Rudolphi -- Dentist, driver, or dropout? : family background and secondary education choices in Denmark / Anders Holm and Mads Meier Jaeger -- Social background and educational transitions in England / Michelle Jackson -- Class origins, high school graduation, and college entry in the United States / Stephen L. Morgan, Michael W. Spiller and Jennifer J. Todd -- Why does inequality of educational opportunity vary across countries? : primary and secondary effects in comparative context / Michelle Jackson and Jan O. Jonsson. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Educational equalization -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Educational attainment -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Academic achievement -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Jackson, Michelle Victoria.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780804783026 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0804783020 |
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9780804784481 (e-book) |
| OCLC # |
EBC1102269 |
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