The role of social ties in the school decision making processes at the end of compulsory schooling in England

Thesis

This thesis considers the role of parents, teachers and peers in the school decision making processes of children at the end of compulsory education in England. This stage represents, in fact, the first and most important school transition when pupils will have to choose whether to enter post-secondary education or not, and in cases where they do, whether to choose an academic course or a vocational one, knowing that this will affect their next transition at the age of 18. This thesis is a...

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Authors: Forestan-Barnes, E; Elisa Forestan-Barnes

• Publication date: 2011
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-b7xndknxy
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: education inequalities; school choices; social class
• Subjects: Children and youth