The recruitment of students in scientific preparatory classes for entry into France’s grandes écoles: Between mastering uncertainties and the need to survive in a quasi-market
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2020
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Higher education Statistical data Cases, clinical reports, statistics School life Students--Education Pupils Student life and customs Statistical data Statistical analysis Statistical methods Statistical science Service of process Service of papers Abuse of process Process Secondary schools Article Higher education College students--EducationCiter ce document
Xavière Lanéelle et al., « The recruitment of students in scientific preparatory classes for entry into France’s grandes écoles: Between mastering uncertainties and the need to survive in a quasi-market », Revue Française de Socio-Économie, ID : 10670/1.w5nqoi
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Preparatory classes for entry into grandes écoles, the selective and elitist sector of higher education in France, are part of a quasi-market where the supply provided by high schools and the demand of candidates meet. Using a qualitative survey based on semi-structured interviews, observations, and public statistics, this article reports on the recruitment process of this quasi-market, which is publicly funded, highly competitive, segmented, and where the product is singular and uncertainties are strong, thus requiring complex recruitment strategies to reduce them.