The transition at the end of compulsory full-time education: Educational and future career aspirations of native and migrant students (German Edition)

Besides different preconditions for educational success in native and migrant families, an important role has been ascribed to students’ educational aspirations in the explanation of ethnic disparities in educational attainment. Based on a sample of several hundred 9 th and 10 th graders in Hamburg, the study investigates the dimensions along which native and migrant students construct their educational and future career aspirations and expectations at the end of compulsory full-time education. The results provide insight into the applicability of traditional approaches that investigate the mechanisms that shape social disparities in education to explain the ethnic attainment gap, and into the controversial meaning of subjective data in the form of respondent-reported educational aspirations and the interpretation of higher aspirations in migrant families as secondary effects of ethnic origin. Besides different preconditions for educational success in native and migrant families, an important role has been ascribed to students{u2019} educational aspirations in the explanation of ethnic disparities in educational attainment. Based on a sample of several hundred 9th and 10th graders in Hamburg, the study investigates the dimensions along which native and migrant students construct their educational and future career aspirations and expectations at the end of compulsory full-time education. The results provide insight into the applicability of traditional approaches that investigate the mechanisms that shape social disparities in education to explain the ethnic attainment gap, and into the controversial meaning of subjective data in the form of respondent-reported educational aspirations and the interpretation of higher aspirations in migrant families as secondary effects of ethnic origin. Contents Educational attainment of migrants in Germany.- The construct of educational aspirations.- Models of educational aspirations, expectations and choice.- Educational aspirations, expectations and choices of migrants Target Groups Researchers in the fields of education, social sciences and sociology The Author Dr. Marina Trebbels is a research assistant at the Institute for Intercultural and International Comparative Education at the University of Hamburg Besides different preconditions for educational success in native and migrant families, an important role has been ascribed to students' educational aspirations in the explanation of ethnic disparities in educational attainment. Based on a sample of several hundred 9th and 10th graders in Hamburg, the study investigates the dimensions along which native and migrant students construct their educational and future career aspirations and expectations at the end of compulsory full-time education. The results provide insight into the applicability of traditional approaches that investigate the mechanisms that shape social disparities in education to explain the ethnic attainment gap, and into the controversial meaning of subjective data in the form of respondent-reported educational aspirations and the interpretation of higher aspirations in migrant families as secondary effects of ethnic origin. -- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages 1-8 Introduction....Pages 9-17 Educational attainment of migrants in Germany....Pages 19-35 The concept of educational aspirations....Pages 37-45 Models of educational aspirations and choice....Pages 47-63 Educational aspirations, expectations and choices of migrants....Pages 65-78 Research objective and contribution to the field....Pages 79-82 Study design....Pages 83-85 Sample description....Pages 87-117 Explaining students’ educational aspirations....Pages 119-152 Explaining students’ educational expectations....Pages 153-169 Conclusions....Pages 171-200 Back Matter....Pages 201-201