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Two Paths to Inequality in Educational Outcomes: Family Background and Educational Selection in the United States and Norway
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Reisel, Liza – Sociology of Education, 2011
The United States and Norway represent two distinctively different attempts to equalize educational opportunity. Whereas the United States has focused on expansion and the proliferation of lower-tier open-access institutions, Norway has emphasized institutional streamlining and the equalization of living conditions. At the same time, the two…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Young Adults