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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author LETENDRE, Gerald K.
Title Feeding the elite : the evolution of elite pathways from star high schools to elite universities / LeTendre, Gerald K., Roger Geertz Gonzalez and Takako Nomi
Publication year 2006
Source/Footnote In: Higher education policy. - 19 (2006) 1, S. 7 - 30
Inventory number 20511
Keywords Ausland : USA : Hochschulwesen allgemein ; Ausland : Japan : Hochschulwesen allgemein ; Hochschule : gegenwärtige Situation ; Hochschule : Idee und Aufgabe ; Hochschule : Wettbewerb
Abstract 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)