College for some to college for all: Social background, occupational expectations, and educational expectations over time
KA Goyette - Social science research, 2008 - Elsevier
The educational expectations of 10th-graders have dramatically increased from 1980 to
2002. Their rise is attributable in part to the changing educational composition of students'
parents and related to the educational profiles of their expected occupations. Students
whose parents have gone to college are more likely to attend college themselves, and
students expect occupations that are more prestigious in 2002 than in 1980. The
educational requirements of particular occupation categories have risen only slightly. These …
2002. Their rise is attributable in part to the changing educational composition of students'
parents and related to the educational profiles of their expected occupations. Students
whose parents have gone to college are more likely to attend college themselves, and
students expect occupations that are more prestigious in 2002 than in 1980. The
educational requirements of particular occupation categories have risen only slightly. These …