Vocational school students’ aspirations for higher education and selected social background characteristics

Puzić, Saša and Šabić, Josip and Odak, Iva (2021) Vocational school students’ aspirations for higher education and selected social background characteristics. Sociologický časopis, 57 (6). pp. 661-682. ISSN 0038-0288 (Print); 2336-128X (Online)

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.13060/csr.2021.039

Abstract

IN ENGLISH: This study examines the association between vocational school students’ aspirations for higher education and different factors that may be related to their social background. Using cultural reproduction and relative risk aversion (RRA) theories, the study draws on data from 7060 students of four-year vocational upper secondary school programmes in Croatia. A multinomial logistic model with a random intercept was applied, in which students’ aspirations for pursuing higher education served as the outcome variable. Apart from indicators of socio-economic status (SES), vocational school students’ characteristics related to cultural habits and behaviours, as well as their concerns with downward mobility, were used as regressor variables in the analysis. All three constructs showed independent effects on aspirations for higher education, controlling for vocational sector, gender, school achievement, and school year. Further, a moderation effect was identified, indicating that the association between cultural capital and aspirations for higher educationwas stronger among students with more educated parents. In contrast to previous studies, the findings point to the potential complementarity of cultural capital and RRA concerning educational aspirations. We discuss the implications of the study and directions for future research. --------------- IN CROATIAN: U radu se istražuju veze između visokoškolskih aspiracija učenika strukovnih škola i različitih čimbenika koji mogu biti povezani s njihovim društvenim porijeklom. Autori u radu koriste teorije kulturne reprodukcije i izbjegavanja relativnog rizika, a istraživanje se temelji na podacima prikupljenim na 7060 učenika četverogodišnjih strukovnih srednjih škola u Hrvatskoj. Primijenjen je multinomijalni logistički model s mogućnošću variranja sjecišta ordinate (engl. random intercept model) u kojemu su kao kriterijska varijabla poslužile visokoškolske aspiracije učenika. Osim pokazatelja socio-ekonomskog statusa (SES) učenika, kao regresorske varijable u analizi su korištene učeničke kulturne navike i prakse te razmišljanja učenika o silaznoj društvenoj mobilnosti. Za sva tri konstrukta utvrđeni su nezavisni učinci na aspiracije za visokim obrazovanjem, uz kontrolu strukovnog sektora, roda, školskog uspjeha i razreda. Nadalje, utvrđen je moderacijski efekt iz kojeg proizlazi da je veza između kulturnog kapitala i aspiracija za visokim obrazovanjem jača među učenicima koji imaju obrazovanije roditelje. Za razliku od prethodnih istraživanja, nalazi ovog rada ukazuju na potencijalnu komplementarnost kulturnog kapitala i izbjegavanja relativnog rizika u objašnjenju obrazovnih aspiracija. U radu se raspravlja i o implikacijama nalaza i smjernicama za buduća istraživanja u području.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Visokoškolske aspiracije učenika strukovnih škola i odabrana obilježja društvenog porijekla.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Aspirations for higher education, cultural capital, relative risk aversion, socio-economic status, vocational education (visokoškolske aspiracije, kulturni kapital, izbjegavanje relativnog rizika, socio-ekonomski status, strukovno obrazovanje)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User: Karolina
Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2021 16:09
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2022 09:50
URI: http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/971

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