The Relationship between Class-Based Habitus and Choice of University and Field of Study

Autor/inn/en	Espinoza, Oscar; González, Luis; Sandoval, Luis; Corradi, Bruno; Larrondo, Yahira; Maldonado, Karina; McGinn, Noel
Titel	The Relationship between Class-Based Habitus and Choice of University and Field of Study
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 44 (2023) 4, S.649-668 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Espinoza, Oscar) ORCID (González, Luis) ORCID (Sandoval, Luis) ORCID (Corradi, Bruno) ORCID (Larrondo, Yahira) ORCID (Maldonado, Karina) ORCID (McGinn, Noel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2023.2194563
Schlagwörter	College Choice; Majors (Students); Social Class; Foreign Countries; Legal Education (Professions); STEM Education; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; Social Differences; Decision Making; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienortwahl; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Ausland; Juristischer Beruf; STEM; Privathochschule; Sozialer Unterschied; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	Enrollments in higher education have expanded greatly, but without elimination of all forms of inequality. Research in industrialized countries has shown that the path students follow in their transition from secondary school continues to be associated with their social class. This study provides quantitative evidence of that relationship in a non-industrial country like Chile. Multinomial logistic and linear regression of university admission data managed by the Department of Evaluation, Measurement and Registration describing 130,000 applicants for the years 2015 and 2017 were used to estimate the probability of a member of a particular social class choosing a given university and academic field of study. The results show differences regarding law programs and science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. Class differences were particularly important in the choice of university. Working-class students were more likely to apply to public universities, avoiding elite and especially private institutions. The findings provide further support for Bourdieu's habitus explanation of class reproduction. They suggest more attention to the level of segregation in Chilean higher education and the factors that produce it. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01