Determined to succeed? : performance versus choice in educational attainment

摘要: In many countries, concern about socio-economic inequalities in educational attainment has focused on test scores and grades. The presumption been that the best way to reduce outcomes is performance. But this correct? Determined Succeed? first book offer a comprehensive cross-national examination of roles performance choice generating attainment. It combines in-depth studies by country specialists with chapters discussing more general empirical, methodological, theoretical aspects inequality. aim investigate what extent can be attributed differences academic between groups, they choices made students from these groups. contributors focus predominantly related parental class education.