Evidence for Bourdieu's social reproduction theory and its contributions to understanding
educational inequality has been relatively mixed. Critics discount the usefulness of core …

This study examined cohort differences and intraindividual change in the intrinsic and
extrinsic work values and job entitlement beliefs of Canadian high school seniors (classes of …

Although a positive relationship between socio-economic status and academic achievement
is well-established, how it varies with age is not. This article uses four data points from …

Regulating Private Tutoring for Public Good Page 1 CERC Monogra ph Series in Compara tiv e
and Interna tional Educa tion and De v elopment No. 10 Comparative Education Research …

We evaluated the effects of socioeconomic status and school type on academic
achievement based on data from two million students over a 10 year period through three …

Abstract Over half of Hong Kongs secondary students receive private supplementary
tutoring, and in the last grade of secondary schooling the proportion exceeds 70%. Such …

This paper conceives national systems of higher education as stratified populations of
organizations. This stratification is a structural component of 'horizontal inequality'in higher …

The burgeoning field of youth studies encompasses multiple viewpoints, presenting a
confusing picture to novices and experts alike. This insightful text goes to the heart of the …

This series supports the internationalization of curriculum studies worldwide. At this
historical moment, curriculum inquiry occurs within national borders. Like the founders of the …

Most governments, at an official level, espouse the principles of the 1948 Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Among its statements is that education shall be free, at least in …