Learning ability, socioeconomic status, and student placement for undergraduate studies in Israel |
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| Authors: | Yechezkel Dar and Shlomo Getz |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Kibbutz, Degania Alef, 15120, Israel;(2) Department of Social Sciences, The Emek Jezreel Academic College, Jezreel, Israel |
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| Abstract: | Choice of institution and field of study for a bachelor’s degree in Israel was found essentially meritocratic although influenced
by socioeconomic status (SES) as well. As expected, students of higher ability attend universities and those of lower apply
to academic colleges. However, among students of higher ability, those of higher SES opt for prestigious professions, such
as medicine and law, or natural or social sciences, while those of lower SES choose economics and management, computer science,
paramedical professions, and engineering. For students of lower learning ability, the differentiating effect of SES is smaller.
Those of higher SES prefer university to college, even if they have to study in a less prestigious field, such as education
or the humanities. On the other hand, students of lower ability and lower SES apply to colleges for studies such as education,
social sciences, computer science, economics and management, and engineering. Overall, students who master financial resources
and higher cultural capital prefer more ‘theoretical’ fields in a more extended course of study, while students of lower SES
assume more ‘practical’ studies, which will enable them a faster entry to paying positions on the job market. |
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| Keywords: | Undergraduate studies Educational placement Choice of studies Learning ability SES |
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