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Vertiefungsseminar
WiSe 16/17: Social Inequalities in Education – Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Evidence
Camilla Borgna/Paula Protsch
Hinweise für Studierende
Contact: camilla.borgna@wzb.eu; paula.protsch@wzb.eu
Office Hours: by appointment, please contact us by email
Zusätzl. Angaben / Voraussetzungen
Requirements:
-Regular and active participation
- Preparation of each session by reading the seminar texts and formulation of related questions
- One term paper (3000 words) or three essays (1000 words each)
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Kommentar
A good education is a tremendously important individual resource for future opportunities in life and of high value in its own right. Success in school, however, strongly depends on individual abilities, social background factors, and the country one lives in. We will discuss theoretical work by Pierre Bourdieu, a conflict approach, and Raymond Boudon, a rational choice approach. Many current empirical studies on social inequalities in education are based on their ideas. Moreover, we will consider different concepts of educational inequalities and clarify what is meant by inequality of opportunities and inequality of outcomes and why it is important to clearly differentiate between the two. In addition to parental socio-economic status, gender and ethnicity are strong determinants of educational attainment (i.e., the qualifications and certificates obtained) and educational achievement (i.e., the skills and knowledge actually acquired), as well as of successful transitions from school to work. The course readings will cover quantitative empirical findings from different countries and take on a comparative perspective. In the final part of the seminar, we will look at emerging studies on educational success against the odds, that is, on educational success of less privileged children which, from the well-known theoretical perspectives, would be a rather unexpected outcome. Schließen
16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Mi, 19.10.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 26.10.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 02.11.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 09.11.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 16.11.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 23.11.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 30.11.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 07.12.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 14.12.2016 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 04.01.2017 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 11.01.2017 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 18.01.2017 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 25.01.2017 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 01.02.2017 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 08.02.2017 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)
Mi, 15.02.2017 18:00 - 20:00
B002/003, WZB (Reichpietschufer 50)