Advantage ‘Finds Its Way’: How Privileged Families Exploit Opportunities in Different Systems of Secondary Education

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  • Moris Triventi
  • Jan Skopek
  • Nevena Kulic
  • Sandra Buchholz
  • Hans-Peter Blossfeld

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Externe Organisationen

  • Università degli Studi di Trento
  • Trinity College Dublin
  • European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole
  • Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)237-257
Seitenumfang21
FachzeitschriftSociology
Jahrgang54
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Apr. 2020

Abstract

This article discusses key findings from eduLIFE, a cross-national project that examined the emergence of social inequalities in 17 countries characterized by different models of secondary education. First, we build upon existing international studies and propose a broader classification of forms of differentiation in secondary education. Second, we elaborate a fourfold typology of secondary education systems. Third, we provide a longitudinal and comparative analysis of how social background, academic performance, and forms of secondary schooling create heterogeneous educational opportunities for recent generations. In particular, we discuss: (1) the allocation of students to different forms of secondary schooling; (2) student mobility among different types of education; and (3) the consequences of differentiation in secondary schooling for students? educational careers. Our findings suggest that, on average, more privileged families successfully exploit the opportunities provided by specific institutional configurations of school systems in order to secure the most favourable outcomes for their children.

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Advantage ‘Finds Its Way’: How Privileged Families Exploit Opportunities in Different Systems of Secondary Education. / Triventi, Moris; Skopek, Jan; Kulic, Nevena et al.
in: Sociology, Jahrgang 54, Nr. 2, 01.04.2020, S. 237-257.

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Triventi M, Skopek J, Kulic N, Buchholz S, Blossfeld HP. Advantage ‘Finds Its Way’: How Privileged Families Exploit Opportunities in Different Systems of Secondary Education. Sociology. 2020 Apr 1;54(2):237-257. doi: 10.1177/0038038519874984
Triventi, Moris ; Skopek, Jan ; Kulic, Nevena et al. / Advantage ‘Finds Its Way’ : How Privileged Families Exploit Opportunities in Different Systems of Secondary Education. in: Sociology. 2020 ; Jahrgang 54, Nr. 2. S. 237-257.
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