Chairmen of major corporations in the Netherlands, positions and patterns, 1976

These data contain information on the biographies of the chairmen of the 250 major Dutch corporations of 1976. Parental background / family characteristics / social and cultural class of respondent and wife of respondent / educational career / occupational career / other functions and responsibilities inside and outside business circles / philosophy of life, religion / political issues / hobbies / cultural exposure / decorations / no. of publication

President-directeuren van de 250 grootste ondernemingen in Nederland, 1976

These data contain information on the biographies of the chairmen of the 250 major Dutch corporations of 1976. Parental background / family characteristics / social and cultural class of respondent and wife of respondent / educational career / occupational career / other functions and responsibilities inside and outside business circles / philosophy of life, religion / political issues / hobbies / cultural exposure / decorations / no. of publication

The Dutch sociology of education: Its origins, significance and future

Contains fulltext : 28833.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)As in many other countries the Dutch sociology of education has blossomed into a fully-fledged specialised branch of sociology since the beginning of the 1970s. A tradition of policy-oriented research has also consolidated the position of the sociology of education at the universities. The strength of this relatively small group of specialists lies in the solid empirical basis and use of advanced research techniques and analyses in their work. Theory and reflection are not the strongest qualities of this group. A good organisational structure naturally helps keep the ranks closed. Recently, however, marginalisation of the specialism is threatening because of isolation from general sociology. Mainstream educationalists and policy-makers are also challenging the sociologists of education to make their contribution more explicit than ever