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Educational Aspirations in a Comparative Perspective. The role of individual, contextual and stuctual factors in the formation of educational aspirations in OECD countries

Matějů, Petr, Petr Soukup, Josef Basl. 2007. Educational Aspirations in a Comparative Perspective. The role of individual, contextual and stuctual factors in the formation of educational aspirations in OECD countries. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.. 53 s. ISBN 978-80-7330-113-2.

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The aim of the paper is to assess the effect of education system stratification, its vocational specificity and permeability on the formation of educational aspirations in OECD countries participating in PISA 2003. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of ability, gender, and socioeconomic background.

Authors

  • prof. PhDr. Petr Matějů, Ph.D.
  • PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D.

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Themes

Social Inequalities, Education

Project

Unequal access to education: the extent, sources, social and economic consequences, policy strategies

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