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Mason, Peter – 1986
In a world conditioned by what Margaret Meade and others have called an underlying system of inherited inequalities, it is natural that educators in particular should try to promote at least some semblance of equality of opportunity. Because the creation of an elite of some kind seems to be a natural and unavoidable by-product of every society,…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Church Role, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities
Download full textBlossfeld, Hans-Peter; Shavit, Yossi – 1991
This study is a comparative analysis that addresses the question: to what extent has the relationship between parental socioeconomic characteristics and educational opportunities changed over time and why? The document suggests six hypotheses regarding change in the effects of social origins on education transitions: (1) modernization hypothesis:…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education
Hurrelmann, Klaus – 1986
This report's central theoretical assumption is that adolescents are in risk of problem behavior if they are not sufficiently equipped with the social and psychological competencies to cope with culturally and socially defined developmental tasks specific to their ages. The first chapter describes the socio-structural factors which have changed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Planck, Ulrich – 1984
Conducted in 1955 and 1980, random sample interview data of 17 to 28 year-old West Germans from places of less than 5,000 inhabitants are used to support the thesis that the post-adolescent phase has been prolonged in the countryside of West Germany during these years of increasing technical and economic development. Findings indicate occupational…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attitudes, Developing Nations
Simon, Hans-Reiner – 1985
This investigation into the availability of and demand for further educational measures in library and information science indicates that obvious discrepancies exist, with demand exceeding availability in the following areas: EDP (electronic data processing) use; criteria for selection for EDP use; online use, including retrieval and database…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Data Processing, Educational Demand, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedBraun, Frank – Comparative Education, 1987
Provides a detailed examination of the "Dual System" of vocational education--a system combining compulsory part-time education with on-the-job training. Spells out the system's strong points and main problems and discusses issues such as labor supply and demand, educational/vocational discrimination against girls and women, and problem…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
