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Dynamics of Achievement inequalities: the role of performance and choice in Chile
Ceron, Francisco; Bol, Thijs; Van de Werfhorst, Herman
2020
 

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Keywords :
achievement inequality; primary effects; parents' preferences; school effects; private schools
Abstract :
[en] Research on education inequalities has long-established the relationship between the social composition of of schools and achievement levels. However, the empirical study of the social processes in choosing schools and their potential effects on achievement inequalities has often been neglected. This article investigates the extent to which such social processes, related to parents’ educational preferences and expectations, influence the development of students’ achievement inequalities throughout their schooling career, through shaping school communities, as a channel of transmission of socioeconomic inequality. Using longitudinal census data from Chile, which allows us to observe students’ achievements between the 4th and 10th grades, we find support for the claim that the development of achievement inequalities operate partly through well-off parents’ educational preferences and expectations. Moreover, these preferences and beliefs explain most of the social composition effect of schools on achievement inequalities. We conclude that choice processes should be considered as an integral part of theories aimed to explain achievement inequalities as a dynamic process.
Research center :
AISSR, University of Amsterdam
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Ceron, Francisco ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC)
Bol, Thijs;  Universiteit van Amsterdam - UvA > Sociology
Van de Werfhorst, Herman;  Universiteit van Amsterdam - UvA > Sociology
Language :
English
Title :
Dynamics of Achievement inequalities: the role of performance and choice in Chile
Publication date :
15 July 2020
Version :
Preprint-15/07/2020
Number of pages :
39
Focus Area :
Educational Sciences
Name of the research project :
Dynamics of inequality of educational opportunity and learning in Chile and Latin America
Funders :
Programme of Advance Human Capital, National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research of Chile (CONICYT PFCHA), Grant 72140619
Commentary :
Preprint. Forthcoming, International Journal of Educational Development
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