Tracks and subjective feelings of success in secondary education: a qualitative study in Flanders

摘要: Track position has an impact on students’ academic self-appraisals in school. Academic matter as they relate to educational and professional aspirations choices. In this study, based ethnographic observations semi-structured interviews, we want increase our understanding of the combination within- between track comparisons for their success. The data indicates that hierarchy tracks Flemish system is reflected between- within comparison groups students use evaluate school tracks, most considered career automatically successful, regardless actual grades. Conversely, vocational developed more contradictory feelings with respect personal success felt need distinguish themselves from classmates. Thus, existence different cultures across searched strategies define successful