Social Inequalities in Study Trajectories: A Comparison of the United States and Germany

IF 3.3 1区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Sociology of Education Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI:10.1177/00380407241228553
Christina Haas, Andreas Hadjar
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Social origin affects not only access to higher education but also how students proceed through higher education. Based on the argument that an advantageous family background facilitates linear study trajectories through parents’ provision of cultural and economic resources, this article investigates study trajectories in Germany and the United States, assessing the institutional structures as an intermediating factor. We reconstruct study trajectories of bachelor-degree-seeking students using sequence analysis based on two high-quality panel data sets (U.S. Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study and the German National Educational Panel Study). The findings reveal that study trajectories are more complex overall and shaped by social origin in the United States. In both countries, study trajectories differ by higher education institution type. We conclude that not only are access pathways to higher education shaped by the institutional context of higher education systems but also that study trajectories and the disparities structured by socioeconomic background are equally institutionally embedded.
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学习轨迹中的社会不平等:美国与德国的比较
社会出身不仅影响接受高等教育的机会,还影响学生如何继续接受高等教育。基于优势家庭背景通过父母提供文化和经济资源促进线性学习轨迹的论点,本文调查了德国和美国的学习轨迹,评估了作为中介因素的制度结构。我们基于两个高质量的面板数据集(美国中学后学生纵向研究和德国国家教育面板研究),采用序列分析法重建了攻读学士学位学生的学习轨迹。研究结果表明,在美国,学习轨迹总体上更为复杂,并受社会出身的影响。在这两个国家,高等教育机构类型不同,学习轨迹也不同。我们的结论是,不仅高等教育系统的体制背景决定了高等教育的入学途径,而且社会经济背景所构成的学习轨迹和差异也同样是由体制所决定的。
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期刊介绍: Sociology of Education (SOE) provides a forum for studies in the sociology of education and human social development. SOE publishes research that examines how social institutions and individuals’ experiences within these institutions affect educational processes and social development. Such research may span various levels of analysis, ranging from the individual to the structure of relations among social and educational institutions. In an increasingly complex society, important educational issues arise throughout the life cycle.
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