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Pasquier-Doumer Laure, Brandon F. R. (2015). Aspiration failure : a poverty trap for indigenous children in Peru ?. World Development, 72, p. 208-223. ISSN 0305-750X.

Titre du document
Aspiration failure : a poverty trap for indigenous children in Peru ?
Année de publication
2015
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000355349600013
Auteurs
Pasquier-Doumer Laure, Brandon F. R.
Source
World Development, 2015, 72, p. 208-223 ISSN 0305-750X
This paper highlights a particular mechanism underlying the exclusion process of indigenous people in Peru by analyzing the role of aspirations in educational investment. Relying on the Young Lives dataset, we find that indigenous children do not limit their aspirations when compared to non-indigenous children with the same socio-economic background. Findings suggest that they do not have internalized racial schemas about their opportunities. However, aspirations are a channel of inequality persistence between ethnic groups, exacerbating the effect of socioeconomic status on educational achievement. Indeed, socioeconomic status predicts the level of aspiration which in turn impacts progress in language acquisition.
Plan de classement
Société, développement social [106]
Description Géographique
PEROU
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010064687]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010064687
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