Authors: Loeber, Sandra; Higson, Helen

Source: Higher Education in Europe, Volume 34, Numbers 3-4, October 2009 , pp. 511-521(11)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

This article deals with reasons for the motivation to study in higher education. To find out about motives, around 200 A-level students in Germany and Great Britain were asked about their plans for the time after completion of their A-levels. Through socio-demographic data the authors could deploy facts about social backgrounds and the affiliations to socio-economic classes. There are some expected findings (e.g., British A-level students are more likely to study than their German comrades) and some pretty unexpected results (e.g., social classes do not seem to divide students into choosing university or not).

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03797720903392235

Publication date: 2009-10-01

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