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Capabilities and Choices: Do They Make Sen'se for Understanding Objective and Subjective Well-Being? An Empirical Test of Sen's Capability Framework on German and British Panel Data
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Muffels, Ruud; Headey, Bruce – Social Indicators Research, 2013
In Sen's Capability Approach (CA) well-being can be defined as the freedom of choice to achieve the things in life which one has reason to value most for his or her personal life. Capabilities are in Sen's vocabulary therefore the real freedoms people have or the opportunities available to them. In this paper we examine the impact of capabilities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Altruism, Human Capital
Multiple Embedded Inequalities and Cultural Diversity in Educational Systems: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
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Verhoeven, Marie – European Educational Research Journal, 2011
This article explores the social construction of cultural diversity in education, with a view to social justice. It examines how educational systems organize ethno-cultural difference and how this process contributes to inequalities. Theoretical resources are drawn from social philosophy as well as from recent developments in social organisation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Cultural Pluralism, Minority Group Students
Migration Background and Participation in Continuing Education in Germany: An Empirical Analysis Based on Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)
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Ozturk, Halit; Kaufmann, Katrin – European Educational Research Journal, 2009
Europe as an "immigration continent" is going to become an "integration continent". Within this context continuing education has acquired an increasing meaning. Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study data from 2001-04 the authors examine a broad spectrum of possible factors which may influence participation in…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Migration