Differentiation and Work: Inequality in Degree Attainment in U.S. Higher Education

Autor/in	Roksa, Josipa
Titel	Differentiation and Work: Inequality in Degree Attainment in U.S. Higher Education
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 61 (2011) 3, S.293-308 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-010-9378-7
Schlagwörter	Credentials; Higher Education; Family Characteristics; Educational Attainment; Employment Patterns; Labor Market; Community Colleges; Student Employment; Socioeconomic Background; Social Differences; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienbuch; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Community college; Community College; Studentenarbeit; Sozioökonomische Lage; Sozialer Unterschied
Abstract	While much stratification research has focused on understanding the patterns and consequences of differentiation, previous studies have not considered similarly important variation in students' trajectories through higher education, and particularly their participation in the labor market. Results from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth of 1997 (NLSY97) indicate that degree completion in a differentiated system of higher education is related to students' employment patterns. Students who begin their educational journeys in community colleges as well as students from less advantaged family backgrounds are more likely to dedicate longer hours to paid employment, which has negative consequences for degree attainment. Employment patterns contribute to gaps in degree completion among students from different family backgrounds and to a lesser extent to inequality in degree completion between students beginning postsecondary education in community colleges vs. 4-year institutions. A more complex set of patterns is revealed when examining the relationship between employment, family background, and degree attainment across different institutional types and educational credentials. These findings highlight the importance of developing a more comprehensive understanding of inequality in educational attainment by considering the relationship between differentiation and work. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10