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Ahead of the pack? Explaining the unequal distribution of scholarships in Germany
Haas, Christina; van de Werfhorst, Herman
2017In British Journal of Sociology of Education, 38 (5), p. 705-720
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Abstract :
[en] This article investigates to what extent scholarships are unequally distributed among students in Germany and how these inequalities can be explained. Following sociological theory, the article argues that elites seek qualitative ways of distinguishing themselves in a mass higher education system. Using student surveys, we demonstrate that class effects cannot merely be explained with reference to class differences in academic achievement but that higher classes have better access to scholarships independent of earlier school performance. Class differences were particularly persistent when the intermediate classes were compared with higher classes with more education. These findings illustrate that social classes have different strategies when it comes to participating in higher education and suggest that information about and access to scholarships is important in gaining a class advantage.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Haas, Christina ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Education, Culture, Cognition and Society (ECCS)
van de Werfhorst, Herman;  University of Amsterdam
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Ahead of the pack? Explaining the unequal distribution of scholarships in Germany
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
British Journal of Sociology of Education
ISSN :
1465-3346
Publisher :
Routledge
Volume :
38
Issue :
5
Pages :
705-720
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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