Educational Choice of Russian High School Students in Grade Nine

Autor/inn/en	Minina, Elena; Yanbarisova, Diana; Pavlenko, Ekaterina
Titel	Educational Choice of Russian High School Students in Grade Nine
Quelle	In: International Studies in Sociology of Education, 29 (2020) 4, S.326-343 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0962-0214
DOI	10.1080/09620214.2020.1728362
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Grade 9; Risk; Track System (Education); Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Socioeconomic Background; Decision Making; Grade 10; College Attendance; Social Class; Social Differences; Vocational Education; Academic Education; Higher Education; Labor Market; Academic Aspiration; Occupational Aspiration; Russia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Risiko; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Sozioökonomische Lage; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Sozialer Unterschied; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Akademische Bildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Russland
Abstract	Drawing on the data provided by Russian panel study 'Trajectories in Education and Careers' (TrEC), we explore the different rationales pupils employ in deciding their education path in grade nine. Drawing on the relative risk aversion theory we show how young people's decision-making logics are aimed at class maintenance and risk management. Using a qualitative methodology we show that the decision to continue into grade ten with the view to enter a university program is largely a 'non-decision' informed by class-appropriate ambition. While students from higher socio-economic backgrounds 'automatically' enrol in grade ten, students of lower socio-economic backgrounds tend to opt for vocational education in the hope of 'fast-tracking' to adulthood and the world of work. Drawing on the concept of a 'cultural narrative' we also demonstrate that what is considered 'rational,' 'safe', 'risky,' etc. is both class- and culture-specific. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01