CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Switzerland: Tertiary Education Expansion and Social Inequality.
- Resource Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Buchmann, Marlis; Sacchi, Stefan; Lamprecht, Markus; Stamm, Hanspeter
- Source
- Stratification in Higher Education; 2007, p321-348, 28p
- Subject
- Higher education
Postsecondary education
Social stratification
Equality
Switzerland
- Language
Chapter Thirteen of the book "Stratification in Higher Education" is presented. It examines the expansion and social inequality in tertiary education in Switzerland. The four types of tertiary-level education are discussed. A strong social background and gender effects on the probability of gaining any secondary educational credential is described.