Access to Post-Compulsory Education and Training: Economic, Sociological and Political Determinants and Remaining Research Gaps

Autor/in	Otero, Manuel Souto
Titel	Access to Post-Compulsory Education and Training: Economic, Sociological and Political Determinants and Remaining Research Gaps
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 43 (2007) 4, S.571-586 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
Schlagwörter	Lifelong Learning; Access to Education; Postsecondary Education; Economic Factors; Socioeconomic Influences; Political Issues; Educational Research; Educational Policy; Research Needs; Social Theories; Economic Development; Outcomes of Education; Human Capital; Social Stratification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Politischer Faktor; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Forschungsbedarf; Gesellschaftstheorie; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Humankapital; Soziale Zusammensetzung
Abstract	This paper presents a review and assessment of existing theoretical accounts to explain differentials in access to education and training in advanced economies. These theories tend to focus on the analysis of the influence of a set of economic, sociological and political variables on access to education. Existing theories are criticized on two grounds. Firstly, they seldom take into consideration the crucial role of political-institutional factors, and in particular, welfare states' actions through direct investment and regulation in shaping access levels. Secondly, they focus narrowly on the analysis of different stages of education and training, and this does not reflect the current policy emphasis on lifelong learning. The paper concludes with an outline of a future research agenda to address these gaps, and also calls for a more rigorous analysis of the weight of the different factors affecting access. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10