ERIC Number: EJ988667
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 12
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The Normative Effects of Higher Education Policy in France
Langan, Elise
International Journal of Educational Research, v53 p32-43 2012
This student survey was a response to the French youth unrest in 2005 and 2006. It considers the degree to which French higher and secondary education institutions create social cohesion. Focusing on three distinct higher-education institutions: "L'institut d'etudes politiques de Paris" (Sciences Po), "Ecole Normale Superieure," Paris 8, and a "lycee" in the outskirts of Paris, it asks students their opinions on pressing national issues. It reflects on how the French education system was developed to create French citizens and the post-war use of quotas created for Algerians in the employment and education sectors. It draws comparisons with the controversial 2001 separate-admissions policy at Sciences Po and the more recent agenda to institute 30% set-asides for higher-education scholarship students. (Contains 10 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scholarships, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Educational Philosophy, Immigrants, Equal Education, Public Policy, Social Discrimination, College Admission, Role of Education, Values, Citizenship Education, Minority Group Students, Access to Education, Policy Analysis, Social Action, College Students, Secondary School Students, Student Surveys, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, Socialization, Social Environment, Social Integration, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France
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