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标题：Attainment among the Adult Population in the Republic of Ireland.
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作者：Christopher T. Whelan ; Damian F. Hannan
期刊名称：Economic and Social Review
印刷版ISSN：0012-9984
出版年度：1999
卷号：30
期号：3
页码：285-307
出版社：Economic and Social Research Institute
摘要：Substantial increases in participation rates at secondary and third level in recent yearshave often been assumed to be associated with increased equality of opportunity. However, there islittle evidence from elsewhere that expansion per se, except when it takes the form of saturation ofthe demand from higher classes, leads to a reduction in class inequalities. In exploring the factorsthat contribute to trends over time, or to a distinctive position in comparison with other countries,we have drawn on the recent literature to argue that the crucial factors are those which affectdecisions to continue in education. We have also operated on the assumption that students andtheir parents rationally consider the costs and benefits associated with educational choices. Themost recent evidence relating to the adult population provides no support for the existence of anytrend towards equality of educational opportunity. It is, rather consistent with the class reproductionperspective that stresses the ability of privileged classes to maintain their advantages