Zeitschrift fur Erziehungswissenschaft
Volume 22, 2019, Pages 203-233

Social costs of educational aspirations among secondary school pupils with and without a migrant background: if one’s own aspirations do not correspond to those of one’s friends [Soziale Kosten von Bildungsaspirationen bei Sekundarstufenschüler(inne)n ohne und mit Migrationshintergrund: Wenn die eigenen Aspirationen nicht denen der Freundinnen und Freunde entsprechen] (Article)

Lagemann M.* , Winker P.
  • a Fakultät für Erziehungswissenschaft, Universität Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 8, Hamburg, 20146, Germany, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Licher Straße 74, Gießen, 35394, Germany
  • b Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Licher Straße 74, Gießen, 35394, Germany

Abstract

In this article, we empirically test the hypothesis that students face social costs if their educational aspirations exceed the aspirations of their friends (cf. Boudon 1974). This involves the investigation of systematic differences in the costs that arise for students with and without a migration background. We use data from the NEPS stating cohort 4 (9th-graders). The results from OLS-estimations suggest that students whose aspirations are higher than their friends’ aspirations face social costs in the form of a lower satisfaction with friends and an increased problem behavior. This association is stable when controlling for sex, school type, subjective probability of success and social status. Migrant students face higher costs that students without a migration background. © 2019, The Editors of the Journal.

Author Keywords

Educational aspiration Ethnic disparities in education Educational decision Rational Choice Migration background

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073573951&doi=10.1007%2fs11618-019-00884-2&partnerID=40&md5=416c16b9eb8c82c035830cdbf4d8df69
DOI: 10.1007/s11618-019-00884-2
ISSN: 1434663X
Original Language: German