Educational expansion in Belgium: a sociological analysis using systems theory
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- Raf Vanderstraeten (UGent)
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- Abstract
- Modern society is characterized by the form of functional differentiation. This Form organizes communication processes around special Functions to be fulfilled at the level of society. The inclusion of individuals into these functional subsystems is, in modem society, not determined by birth. An individual's career is the temporal structure of the process of inclusion. These structural characteristics affect the development of the educational system within modem society, and of the demand for education of individuals. In this article, I present figures about the evolution of educational participation in Belgium. Using a systems theoretical perspective, I try to provide an explanation of this evolution. I focus on characteristics of the modem society in general, and of the educational system in particular. It follows that educational policy cannot steer or control this educational expansion. The educational system can only react autonomously.
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-394137
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- Vanderstraeten, Raf. “Educational Expansion in Belgium: A Sociological Analysis Using Systems Theory.” JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY, vol. 14, no. 5, 1999, pp. 507–22, doi:10.1080/026809399286189.
- APA
- Vanderstraeten, R. (1999). Educational expansion in Belgium: a sociological analysis using systems theory. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY, 14(5), 507–522. https://doi.org/10.1080/026809399286189
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- Vanderstraeten, Raf. 1999. “Educational Expansion in Belgium: A Sociological Analysis Using Systems Theory.” JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY 14 (5): 507–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/026809399286189.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Vanderstraeten, Raf. 1999. “Educational Expansion in Belgium: A Sociological Analysis Using Systems Theory.” JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY 14 (5): 507–522. doi:10.1080/026809399286189.
- Vancouver
- 1.Vanderstraeten R. Educational expansion in Belgium: a sociological analysis using systems theory. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY. 1999;14(5):507–22.
- IEEE
- [1]R. Vanderstraeten, “Educational expansion in Belgium: a sociological analysis using systems theory,” JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 507–522, 1999.
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abstract = {{Modern society is characterized by the form of functional differentiation. This Form organizes communication processes around special Functions to be fulfilled at the level of society. The inclusion of individuals into these functional subsystems is, in modem society, not determined by birth. An individual's career is the temporal structure of the process of inclusion. These structural characteristics affect the development of the educational system within modem society, and of the demand for education of individuals. In this article, I present figures about the evolution of educational participation in Belgium. Using a systems theoretical perspective, I try to provide an explanation of this evolution. I focus on characteristics of the modem society in general, and of the educational system in particular. It follows that educational policy cannot steer or control this educational expansion. The educational system can only react autonomously.}},
author = {{Vanderstraeten, Raf}},
issn = {{0268-0939}},
journal = {{JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY}},
language = {{eng}},
location = {{Chicago, IL, USA}},
number = {{5}},
pages = {{507--522}},
title = {{Educational expansion in Belgium: a sociological analysis using systems theory}},
url = {{http://doi.org/10.1080/026809399286189}},
volume = {{14}},
year = {{1999}},
}
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