Beyond Achievement and Attainment Studies--Revitalizing a Comparative Sociology of Education

Autor/in	Ramirez, Francisco O.
Titel	Beyond Achievement and Attainment Studies--Revitalizing a Comparative Sociology of Education
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 42 (2006) 3, S.431-449 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Educational Sociology; Educational Attainment; Educational Mobility; Occupational Mobility; Family Characteristics; Citizenship; Occupational Aspiration; Comparative Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Political Socialization; Foreign Countries; Parent Participation; Catholic Schools; Parochial Schools; Austria; Germany; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Bildungssoziologie; Erziehungssoziologie; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Bildungsmobilität; Berufliche Mobilität; Staatsbürgerschaft; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Politische Sozialisation; Ausland; Elternmitwirkung; Katholische Schule; Konfessionsschule; Österreich; Deutschland; Schweiz
Abstract	Studies of academic achievement and educational and occupational mobility constitute mainstream educational sociology. The key questions and main findings within these research traditions are identified, emphasizing both stable cross-national generalizations as well as cross-national contexts which lead to variable outcomes. To illustrate, family background is clearly related to academic achievement cross-nationally, but there is much cross-national variation in the relationship between achievement and aspirations. A comparative cross-national perspective adds to our understanding of how and why standard educational variables are related to one another. To revitalize the sociology of education, however, requires going beyond its established research traditions. In this spirit the second part of this paper explores questions about the changing logic of citizenship and its "terms of inclusion" implications for schooling. I also examine the rise of valorized diversity and its influence on the changing character of universities. (Contains 1 note.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10