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Keung, Chrysa Pui Chi; Ho, Esther Sui Chu – Research in Higher Education, 2020
Past studies have supported the view that parent background and family socioeconomic status determine the post-secondary educational expectations of adolescents. They build on Pierre Bourdieu's social reproduction theory, but do not fully explain why some adolescents aspire to post-secondary education and some do not. The capability approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Adolescent Attitudes