Educational expansion and field of study: trends in the intergenerational transmission of educational inequality in the Netherlands

被引：22

作者：

Kraaykamp, Gerbert ^{[1
]}

Tolsma, Jochem ^{[1
]}

Wolbers, Maarten H. J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Dept Sociol, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | 2013年 / 34卷 / 5-6期

关键词：

educational expansion; inequality; field of study; intergenerational transmission; gender differences; meritocracy;

D O I：

10.1080/01425692.2013.816622

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 [教育学原理];

摘要：

In this paper we study to what extent parental field of study affects a person's educational level and field of study. We employ information on 8800 respondents from the Family Survey Dutch Population (1992-2009). Our results first of all show that, over the last five decades, economic fields of study have become more fashionable among men. In sharp contrast, mainly tracks in agriculture have lost most of their appeal. Among women, medical, economic and socio-cultural fields have gained attractiveness. Second, we established that parental field of study is of significant importance for reaching a high level of education for children, and that the relevance of parental field of study is increasing over the years. Moreover, symmetry in fields could be established when it comes to the intergenerational transmission of field of study. Our results support the idea that educational expansion does not necessarily lead to increasing meritocracy in western societies.

引用

页码：888 / 906

页数：19

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