RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Spruyt, Bram A1 Laurijssen, Ilse A1 Van Dorsselaer, YolisYR 2009 T1 Kiezen en verliezen - Een analyse van de keuze na het krijgen van een B-attest in het Vlaams secundair onderwijs als een replicatie van Kloosterman en De Graaf (2009) JF Mens & Maatschappij, VO 84 IS 3 SP 279 OP 299 DO https://doi.org/10.5117/MEM2009.3.SPRU PB Amsterdam University Press, SN 1876-2816, AB To choose and to loose: An analysis of educational choices after receiving a B-certificate in Flemish secondary education as a replication of Kloosterman and De Graaf (2009) . This study replicates the main findings of a recent Dutch study of Kloosterman and De Graaf (2009) using data from Flanders. We examine the educational choices made after receiving a ‘B-certificate’. This certificate is given to pupils who fail the year in a particular educational track; it forces them to choose between repeating the year, or, going on to the next year in a different educational track. By studying these non-collective moments of choice, we find that students with a weaker social background have more than a double disadvantage compared to their more fortunate peers. First, due to their generally weaker scholastic performance, the receipt of the B-certificate forces them to make educational choices more often. Second, they tend to make less ambitious choices that limit their future educational career. The study concludes with some generalizations., UL https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/MEM2009.3.SPRU