 Gap in Attitudes Toward Higher Education Between Graduates and Non-graduates: Growing Educational Disparity in Younger CohortsToru Kikkawa ()
Chapter Chapter 7 in Social Stratification in an Aging Society with Low Fertility, 2022, pp 119-141 from Springer Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, I examine the relationship between adults’ educational background and their attitudes toward higher education. As the period of the post-expansion phase continues, parents’ educational level is catching up with children’s level. Consequently, second-generation college and university graduates are gradually becoming more common in younger cohorts. Using SSM2005 and SSM2015, I demonstrate that recent college and university graduates exhibit a positive attitude toward the attainment of higher education. I establish that this phenomenon is generated by the increasing number of second-generation graduates. These results imply that the difference of attitude toward higher education exists between graduates and non-graduates may also be enhanced through the increase in second-generation graduates. The gap in attitudes of adults’ presents a psychological basis for actual inequality of educational opportunity in the next generation. Thus, the possibility exists that exclusive reproduction of college or university education could become a social problem. Date: 2022 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:ecochp:978-981-19-3647-0_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-3647-0_7 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Economy and Social Inclusion from Springer |
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