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Avraamova, E. M. – Russian Education and Society, 2014
Data from a study of parents, students, and teachers in Moscow show that aspirations for educational success and upward social mobility are limited by shortcomings in the Russian schools, and that parents who can afford to do so are increasingly purchasing educational services privately.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Academic Aspiration
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Baker, Will; Sammons, Pam; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Sylva, Kathy; Melhuish, Edward C.; Taggart, Brenda – Oxford Review of Education, 2014
Educational and occupational aspirations have become an important reference point in policy debates about educational inequality. Low aspirations are presented as a major barrier to closing educational attainment gaps and increasing levels of social mobility. Our paper contributes to this on-going debate by presenting data on the educational…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Foreign Countries, Occupational Aspiration, Equal Education