The Significance of Socioeconomic Background for the Educational Dispositions and Aspirations of Finnish School Leavers

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dc.contributor.authorJärvinen Tero
dc.contributor.authorTikkanen Jenni
dc.contributor.authoraf Ursin Piia
dc.contributor.organizationfi=kasvatustieteiden laitos|en=Department of Education|
dc.contributor.organization-code1.2.246.10.2458963.20.56860088444
dc.converis.publication-id178776775
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/178776775
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-28T02:54:48Z
dc.date.available2025-08-28T02:54:48Z
dc.description.abstract<p>This chapter examines the significance of socioeconomic background (SES) for the educational dispositions and aspirations of Finnish comprehensive school leavers. After demonstrating the existence of the relationship between the students’ SES background and their dispositions and aspirations, the main question addressed is whether this relationship changes when controlling for the effect of students’ academic ability as measured by their literacy skills. In our examination, we draw on a study of 15-year-old lower secondary school students (n = 1058) in Turku sub-region consisting of the city of Turku and ten smaller, surrounding munic-ipalities. The results of our study are mixed. Students with high-level literacy skills have positive dispositions towards learning and education despite their socioeco-nomic background. The same is, however, not the case with educational aspirations. Among low-SES students, individual ability does not predict high educational aspi-rations in a similar manner that it does among high-SES students. This finding poses a challenge for the Finnish education system. If SES is a more significant predictor of educational aspirations of an individual than ability or motivation, there are nega-tive effects for both individuals themselves and society. From the individual point of view, self-exclusion of gifted low-SES students from higher education decreases their future labour market opportunities and outcomes. From the societal point of view, in turn, it means that many occupational fields will lose potentially talented and skilful employees. In these respects, the Finnish education system would not only be unequal but also inefficient.<br></p>
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dc.identifier.eisbn978-981-19-8241-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-981-19-8240-8
dc.identifier.olddbid209916
dc.identifier.oldhandle10024/192943
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/11111/49777
dc.identifier.urlhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-8241-5_15
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2023031431471
dc.language.isoen
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorJärvinen, Tero
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorTikkanen, Jenni
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorÅminne, Piia
dc.okm.discipline516 Educational sciencesen_GB
dc.okm.discipline516 Kasvatustieteetfi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationnot an international co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeA3 Book
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.countrySingaporeen_GB
dc.publisher.countrySingaporefi_FI
dc.publisher.country-codeSG
dc.publisher.isbn978-81-322;978-3-540;978-3-642;978-3-662;978-3-7908;978-3-8274;978-3-8347;978-90-481;978-94-007;978-94-009;978-94-010;978-94-011;978-94-015;978-94-017;978-94-024;978-0-387;978-0-8176;978-1-4419;978-1-4612;978-1-4613;978-1-4614;978-1-4615;978-1-4684;978-1-4757;978-1-4899;978-1-4939;978-1-5041;978-3-319;978-1-4020;978-0-85729;978-1-4471;978-1-84628;978-1-84800;978-1-84882;978-1-84996;978-1-85233;978-3-211;978-3-7091;978-4-431;978-3-322;978-3-409;978-3-531;978-3-658;978-3-663;978-3-8100;978-981-287;978-981-10;978-981-13;978-3-030;978-981-32;978-981-15;978-981-16;978-981-329;978-981-334;978-981-336;978-3-031;978-981-19;
dc.relation.doi10.1007/978-981-19-8241-5_15
dc.source.identifierhttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/192943
dc.titleThe Significance of Socioeconomic Background for the Educational Dispositions and Aspirations of Finnish School Leavers
dc.title.bookFinland’s Famous Education System : Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling
dc.year.issued2023

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