Parental Education and Educational Aspirations of Children: Cases of Serbia and Slovenia
Abstract
The paper is focused on the asumption from contemporary studies showing that students whose parents have lower levels of education are underrepresented in student populations in Serbia and Slovenia, as well as Bourdieu's claims that in capitalist societies subjective expectations are affiliated with objective chances. We investigated if educational expectations are in correlation with parental education in this post socialist countries. Bearing in mind different paths of post socialist transformations in these two examined countries, we also tested if this correlation of parental education and educational expectations is different in two countries, or this correlation is stronger in slovenian society. In order to achieve this, we conducted survey among final year high school students in Serbia (n=1973) and Slovenia (n=867). Results are showing that in both, Serbia and Slovenia, higher educational level of parent is correlated with higher educational aspirations of child, as well as wit...h their previous educational choices (type of high school attended). Also, it is remarked that the correlation is stronger in Slovenia, which can be explained by different dynamics of post socialist transformation.
Keywords:
educational aspirations / educational inequalities / cultural capital / Serbia / SloveniaSource:
Sociologija, 2017, 59, 3, 339-350Publisher:
- Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Improving the quality and accessibility of education in modernization processes in Serbia (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47008)
- From encouraging initiative, cooperation and creativity in education to new roles and identities in society (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-179034)
DOI: 10.2298/SOC1703339R
ISSN: 0038-0318
WoS: 000413830000005
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85033722512
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IPITY - JOUR AU - Radulović, Mladen AU - Autor, Sabina AU - Gundogan, Dragana PY - 2017 UR - http://ipir.ipisr.org.rs/handle/123456789/282 AB - The paper is focused on the asumption from contemporary studies showing that students whose parents have lower levels of education are underrepresented in student populations in Serbia and Slovenia, as well as Bourdieu's claims that in capitalist societies subjective expectations are affiliated with objective chances. We investigated if educational expectations are in correlation with parental education in this post socialist countries. Bearing in mind different paths of post socialist transformations in these two examined countries, we also tested if this correlation of parental education and educational expectations is different in two countries, or this correlation is stronger in slovenian society. In order to achieve this, we conducted survey among final year high school students in Serbia (n=1973) and Slovenia (n=867). Results are showing that in both, Serbia and Slovenia, higher educational level of parent is correlated with higher educational aspirations of child, as well as with their previous educational choices (type of high school attended). Also, it is remarked that the correlation is stronger in Slovenia, which can be explained by different dynamics of post socialist transformation. PB - Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd T2 - Sociologija T1 - Parental Education and Educational Aspirations of Children: Cases of Serbia and Slovenia EP - 350 IS - 3 SP - 339 VL - 59 DO - 10.2298/SOC1703339R ER -
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Radulović, M., Autor, S.,& Gundogan, D.. (2017). Parental Education and Educational Aspirations of Children: Cases of Serbia and Slovenia. in Sociologija Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd., 59(3), 339-350. https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC1703339R
Radulović M, Autor S, Gundogan D. Parental Education and Educational Aspirations of Children: Cases of Serbia and Slovenia. in Sociologija. 2017;59(3):339-350. doi:10.2298/SOC1703339R .
Radulović, Mladen, Autor, Sabina, Gundogan, Dragana, "Parental Education and Educational Aspirations of Children: Cases of Serbia and Slovenia" in Sociologija, 59, no. 3 (2017):339-350, https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC1703339R . .