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Pasztor, Adel – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2010
With reference to capital theories and rational choice theory, this paper aims to understand how abilities and schooling ambitions are intertwined with social class, gender and ethnicity. By drawing on 16 in-depth interviews carried out with highly educated second-generation Turks in the Netherlands, the paper discusses the resources,…
Descriptors: Social Class, Educational Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Role of Education
Netz, Nicolai – Higher Education Policy, 2015
This study examines factors that deter students in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands from studying abroad. Using an adaptation of the Rubicon model of action phases, the path to gaining study abroad experience is conceptualised as a process involving two thresholds: the decision threshold and the realisation threshold. Theoretical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Models, Regression (Statistics)
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Hofman, W. H. Adriaan – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1994
Presents results of a study examining the comparative effects of school (system) determinants on the educational careers of minority students in the Netherlands, drawing on rational choice and empowerment theories. Results indicate the importance of a school policy aimed at improving minority student achievement. Pull-out programs are detrimental,…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Influences
van Andel, Jeroen; Botas, Paulo Charles Pimentel; Huisman, Jeroen – Higher Education Review, 2012
There has been much debate on the concept of student as customer/consumer in higher education but little empirical research, most of which lacks a solid theoretical framework. This article summarises the key arguments in the literature and their shortcomings, proposes a framework to analyse student perceptions and behaviour, and reports research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Commercialization