2024
DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.13075
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Social inequality in completion rates in higher education: Heterogeneity in educational fields

Håvard Helland,
Thea B. Strømme

Abstract: This article examines how social disparities in dropout rates vary by educational field. Previous studies have shown that first‐generation students, in general, have lower higher education completion rates than their fellow students. Less is known, however, about how such disparities vary between educational fields. We distinguish between general and field specific cultural capital and find that general cultural capital mainly operates through academic preparedness in upper secondary school, and after controll… Show more

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