Feeding the elite: The evolution of elite pathways from star high schools to elite universities

During the last 50 years, private 'feeder' schools in Japan came to dominate entry into elite colleges. Intense organizational competition shaped the organizational environment and changed the pathways available to social elites. Compared to Japan, elite private feeders in the US have fail...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Higher education policy 2006-03, Vol.19 (1), p.7-30
1. Verfasser:	Letendre, Gerald K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Access to education Admission (School) Aufgabe Ausland Basic Skills Beliefs College Admission College Preparation Colleges and universities Comparative analysis Competition Cultural Capital Cultural Differences Discrimination in education Education Educational attainment Educational Change Educational sociology Elite Elites Enrollment Influences Enrollment Rate Foreign Countries Gegenwart High Schools Higher Education Hochschule Hochschulwesen Idee Institutional Environment Institutionalization Japan Legitimacy Meritocracy Organizational change Parents Parents & parenting Policy studies Private Schools School Districts Secondary schools Social Capital Social Class Social Environment Social privilege Social Status Students Teacher Associations Trend Analysis U.S.A United States Universities Vereinigte Staaten Wettbewerb
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Zusammenfassung:	During the last 50 years, private 'feeder' schools in Japan came to dominate entry into elite colleges. Intense organizational competition shaped the organizational environment and changed the pathways available to social elites. Compared to Japan, elite private feeders in the US have failed to dominate pathways into elite colleges. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
ISSN:	0952-8733 1740-3863
DOI:	10.1057/palgrave.hep.8300108