1. ^aEducational Theory and Policy Program, Education Policy Studies Department, Penn State University, University Park, 310G Rackley, PA 16802, USA. E-mail: letendre@psu.edu
2. ^bFlorida International University, Florida, USA
3. ^cPenn State University, PA, USA

Abstract

During the last 50 years, private 'feeder' schools in Japan came to dominate entry into elite colleges. Intense organizational competition shaped the organizational environment and changed the pathways available to social elites. Compared to Japan, elite private feeders in the US have failed to dominate pathways into elite colleges.