E- S-C & Ed Achievement

Question 1

What are the patterns of Ed achievement based on S-C?

Answer 1

-M-C achieve better in public examination than w-c, more likely to study higher Ed

Question 2

Describe Halsey, Heath & Ridges study

Answer 2

-Examined s-c origins & Ed destinations (large sample of men)
-Respondents s-c based fathers occ & divided in 3 groups:
Service class (higher grade professions)
Intermediate (clerk worker)
W-c (manual workers)

Question 3

What did Halsey find?

Answer 3

• evidence s-c inequalities in Ed

- boy from service class more likely to go skl than w-c