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Jackson, Michelle; Jonsson, Jan O.; Rudolphi, Frida – Sociology of Education, 2012
The authors ask whether choice-driven education systems, with comprehensive schools and mass education at the secondary and tertiary level, represented in this article by England and Sweden, provide educational opportunities for ethnic minorities. In studying educational attainment, the authors make a theoretical distinction between mechanisms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities, Disadvantaged, Minority Groups

Milner, Murray, Jr. – Sociology of Education, 1973
This study shows that while the racial differences on occupation and education were reduced by 1970, the proportion of the remaining occupational gap which was due to educational level had increased. (JMB)
Descriptors: Educational Status Comparison, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employment Statistics

Baker, Therese L.; Velez, William – Sociology of Education, 1996
Reviews the research on access to and persistence within higher education among women, minorities, older, and part-time students. Discovers that, although participation among these groups has risen dramatically since 1960, enrollment among blacks and Latinos dropped during the 1980s. Discusses causes and implications of these developments. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Educational Attainment