Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : how is inequality of educational opportunity generated? : the case for primary and secondary effects / Michelle Jackson -- Primary and secondary effects : some methodological issues / Christiana Kartsonaki, Michelle Jackson and David R. Cox -- Inequality in transitions to secondary school and tertiary education in Germany / Martin Neugebauer, David Reimer, Steffen Schindler and Volker Stock�e -- How social background affects educational attainment over time in the Netherlands / Charlotte B�uchner and Rolf van der Velden -- Academic achievement, tracking decisions and their relative contribution to educational inequalities : change over four decades in France / Mathieu Ichou and Louis-Andr�e Vallet -- Social origin inequalities in educational careers in Italy : performance or decision effects? / Dalit Contini and Andrea Scagni -- Ever declining inequalities? : transitions to upper secondary and tertiary education in Sweden, for the 1972-1990 birth cohorts / Frida Rudolphi -- Dentist, driver, or dropout? : family background and secondary education choices in Denmark / Anders Holm and Mads Meier Jaeger -- Social background and educational transitions in England / Michelle Jackson -- Class origins, high school graduation, and college entry in the United States / Stephen L. Morgan, Michael W. Spiller and Jennifer J. Todd -- Why does inequality of educational opportunity vary across countries? : primary and secondary effects in comparative context / Michelle Jackson and Jan O. Jonsson.

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