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Haltia, Nina; Isopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka; Mutanen, Heli – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2023
Previous studies have associated participation in higher education with the formation of middle-class advantages. Studies have shown that graduates from affluent family backgrounds gain more advantages from graduate degrees and secure better job opportunities than their less privileged counterparts. Drawing on the Bourdieusian framework, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Business Administration Education, Cultural Capital
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Siivonen, Päivi; Komulainen, Katri; Räty, Hannu; Korhonen, Maija; Kasanen, Kati; Rautiainen, Riitta – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Finland has been celebrated as a country where everyone has the possibility to educate themselves and to get ahead in life through education. However, social differences of educability continue to persist and social differences of employability are further construed in the neo-liberal market economy. In this article we will examine 2 adult…
Descriptors: Social Differences, Academic Education, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries