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Incomplete equalization: The effect of tracking in secondary education on educational inequality |
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| Authors: | Anders Holm Mads Meier Jæger Kristian Bernt Karlson David Reimer |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;2. SFI – The Danish National Centre for Social Research, Denmark;3. Department of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark;1. Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands;2. Department of Sociology, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands;1. Department of Sociology, Montana State University, P.O. Box 172380, Bozeman, MT 59717-2380, USA;2. Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, 232 Life Science, Duluth, MN 55812-3003, USA;1. School of Business Administration, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea;2. Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina, United States;3. Department of Organizational Behavior, Cornell University, United States |
| Abstract: | This paper tests whether the existence of vocationally oriented tracks within a traditionally academically oriented upper education system reduces socioeconomic inequalities in educational attainment. Based on a statistical model of educational transitions and data on two entire cohorts of Danish youth, we find that (1) the vocationally oriented tracks are less socially selective than the traditional academic track; (2) attending the vocationally oriented tracks has a negative effect on the likelihood of enrolling in higher education; and (3) in the aggregate the vocationally oriented tracks improve access to lower-tier higher education for low-SES students. These findings point to an interesting paradox in that tracking has adverse effects at the micro-level but equalizes educational opportunities at the macro-level. We also discuss whether similar mechanisms might exist in other educational systems. |
| Keywords: | Socioeconomic inequalities Tracking Educational transitions Vocational education Mixed logit |
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