Social inequalities in the German Education System – What we know and what we want to know

Aim of the project was a state-of-the-art report on the mechanisms of educational inequalities in the German school system. The report gives an overview in what we know about educational inequalities in terms of social origin, migration background and gender and identifies areas of future research.

• Solga, Heike/Dombrowski, Rosine (2009): Soziale Ungleichheiten in schulischer und außerschulischer Bildung. Stand der Forschung und Forschungsbedarf. Arbeitspapier der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung 171. Düsseldorf: Hans-Böckler-Stiftung.