Similar Performance, but Different Choices: Social Class and Higher Education Choice in Greece

Autor/inn/en	Sianou-Kyrgiou, Eleni; Tsiplakides, Iakovos
Titel	Similar Performance, but Different Choices: Social Class and Higher Education Choice in Greece
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 36 (2011) 1, S.89-102 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Social Class; Qualitative Research; Labor Market; Foreign Countries; College Choice; Socioeconomic Background; Social Differences; Educational Finance; Academic Achievement; Medical Education; Teacher Education; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Qualitative Forschung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ausland; Studienortwahl; Sozioökonomische Lage; Sozialer Unterschied; Bildungsfonds; Schulleistung; Medizinische Ausbildung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Griechenland
Abstract	Higher education choice has been a central theme in sociological research in recent decades, especially following the policies for the widening of participation adopted in many countries. Research has shown a relationship between social class and higher education choice, and this is a reason why the expansion of higher education does not reduce social inequalities. This article is based on quantitative and qualitative research on first-year university students, and examines the higher education choice of students from different socio-economic backgrounds, but with similar levels of performance. The findings provide evidence that, even when high performance provides students with a wide range of choices, higher education choice is a different experience for middle-class and working-class students. The authors argue that choice is a multifaceted process, the analysis of which needs to consider the general financial and societal context, and the specific labour market characteristics in each country. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10