| Autor: |
Spruyt, Bram, Laurijssen, Ilse, Van Dorsselaer, Yolis |
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Mens en Maatschappij; sep2009, Vol. 84 Issue 3, p279-299, 21p, 6 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
This study replicates the main findings of a recent Dutch study of Kloosterman and De Graaf (2009) using data from Flanders. We examine the educational choices made after receiving a 'B-certificate'. This certificate is given to pupils who fail the year in a particular educational track; it forces them to choose between repeating the year, or, going on to the next year in a different educational track. By studying these non-collective moments of choice, we find that students with a weaker social background have more than a double disadvantage compared to their more fortunate peers. First, due to their generally weaker scholastic performance, the receipt of the B-certificate forces them to make educational choices more often. Second, they tend to make less ambitious choices that limit their future educational career. The study concludes with some generalizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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