Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This paper focuses on differences between the educational systems in German states and their influence on educational opportunity. After analyzing differing institutional regulations of structures and contents, a typology and four types of educational systems are identified. The effects of these types on social inequality are analyzed for East Germany, where three of the types were introduced after unification and differences in educational participation can largely be attributed to these distinct educational systems that followed the uniform socialist one. It can be shown that the type of educational system has enormous influence on the extent of social inequality.