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Direct linkNetz, Nicolai; Finger, Claudia – Sociology of Education, 2016
On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and administrative data on higher education entry rates. We find that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Equal Education, Study Abroad
Domina, Thurston; Conley, AnneMarie; Farkas, George – Sociology of Education, 2011
From the Wisconsin status attainment model to rational choice, classical sociological, social-psychological, and economic theories of student educational transitions have assumed that students' expectations are positively related to their ultimate attainment. However, the growth of the college-for-all ethos raises questions about that assumption.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, High School Students, Student Educational Objectives
