Grandmothers, formal care, and educational advantage in China / Educational expansion and inequality in Korea / Educational opportunities for boys and girls in Thailand / In pursuit of college quality : migration decisions among college students in Japan / Educational stratification in Asia / Egalitarianism versus social reproduction : stratification in Eastern Europe / Parents, partners and credentials : self-employment mobility in the United States and Germany / Heating up the aspirations of Israeli Arab youth / Educational pathways into the evolving labour market of West Africa / Uneven inroads : understanding women's status in higher education / Inequality and schooling as an institution