Young people about to leave high school argue that they are determining their own destinies. Scholarly debates also suggest that the influence of structural factors such as social class on an individual's life course is decreasing. Wolfgang Lehmann challenges this view and offers a detailed comparative analysis of the inter-relationships between social class, institutional structures, and individual educational and career choices. Through a qualitative study of academic-track high school students and participants in youth apprenticeships in Germany and Canada, Lehmann shows how the range of...

Young people about to leave high school argue that they are determining their own destinies. Scholarly debates also suggest that the influence of structural factors such as social class on an individual's life course is decreasing. Wolfgang Lehmann challenges this view and offers a detailed comparative analysis of the inter-relationships between social class, institutional structures, and individual educational and career choices. Through a qualitative study of academic-track high school students and participants in youth apprenticeships in Germany and Canada, Lehmann shows how the range of...

Schafchen zahlen, Notendurchschnitte errechnen, Wohnungseinrichtung planen, Einkaufen - Mathematik begleitet uns ein Leben lang. Schon im Sauglingsalter sind wir in der Lage, Mengen wahrzunehmen und zu unterscheiden und entwickeln innerhalb der ersten Lebensjahre rasant weitere mathematische Basisfertigkeiten wie beispielsweise Zahl- und Zahlkompetenz. Zu keinem anderen Zeitpunkt des Lebens ist das menschliche Gehirn so wissbegierig und lernfahig wie in den Kindheitsjahren. Aus diesem Grund nimmt fruhkindliche Bildung und Forderung mathematischer Fahigkeiten nunmehr auch im Rahmen der...