caa a22 4500 463161661 CHVBK 20180406164749.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10734-006-9045-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10734-006-9045-1 Learning ability, socioeconomic status, and student placement for undergraduate studies in Israel [Elektronische Daten] [Yechezkel Dar, Shlomo Getz] 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. Springer Science + Business Media B.V., 2006 Undergraduate studies nationallicence Educational placement nationallicence Choice of studies nationallicence Learning ability nationallicence SES nationallicence Dar Yechezkel School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Kibbutz, 15120, Degania Alef, Israel aut Getz Shlomo Department of Social Sciences, The Emek Jezreel Academic College, Jezreel, Israel aut Higher Education Kluwer Academic Publishers 54/1(2007-07-01), 41-60 0018-1560 54:1<41 2007 54 10734 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-006-9045-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-006-9045-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dar Yechezkel School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Kibbutz, 15120, Degania Alef, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Getz Shlomo Department of Social Sciences, The Emek Jezreel Academic College, Jezreel, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Higher Education Kluwer Academic Publishers 54/1(2007-07-01), 41-60 0018-1560 54:1<41 2007 54 10734 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer