A tale of two logics: social reproduction and mobilisation in university access in Quebec, 1945–2000. Issue 2 (17th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Laplante, Benoît; Doray, Pierre; Bastien, Nicolas; Chenard, Pierre
• Is Part Of: British journal of sociology of education. Volume 37:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 313
• Page End: 333
• Publication Date: 2016-02-17
• Subjects: Quebec (province) -- social reproduction -- cultural capital -- educational mobility -- educational trends -- immigration; Educational sociology -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 306.43
• DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2014.933668
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-5692

Abstract

Abstract : The 2012 Quebec students' protests against university tuition fees fostered a debate on access to higher education in Quebec, and specifically on the Quebec 'educational lag'. Using census data, we show that degree-holding is the same among Quebec French-speaking and Ontario English-speaking populations. Using event history analysis, we show that, during the second half of the twentieth century, university access increased at a different rhythm in each province and, within each province, within socio-linguistic groups. Quebec current education policy should not focus on the 'educational lag', which past policies have helped make up for, but on inequality in university access.