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Roth, Tobias – Irish Educational Studies, 2013
This article examines the role that social capital plays in school success and in the explanation of social and ethnic inequalities in the German educational system. Based on Coleman's well-known concept of social capital, different aspects of social capital are distinguished, including social network composition, parent-school interaction and…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Role, Academic Achievement, Equal Education
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Roth, Tobias; Salikutluk, Zerrin – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
Previous international research has shown that educational goals are fundamental for explaining differences in the educational attainment between individuals. For a better understanding of educational inequality, it is therefore crucial to know more about the mechanisms leading to different expectations. Our paper contributes to this field of…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Attainment, Academic Aspiration, Foreign Countries