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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Bildungsaufsteiger

English translation:

those seeking advancement through training and qualifications

Added to glossary by roneill
Apr 14, 2004 14:24
20 yrs ago
German term

Bildungsaufsteiger

German to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Bildungs- und Qualifikationsaufsteiger
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 Those seeking advancement through further training and qualifications...
4 +2 persons/individuals climbing the social ladder ... / individuals with a non-academic background
4 those having worked their way up through education and further qualifications had to deny their way

Discussion

Steffen Walter Apr 14, 2004:
"social climber(s)" as such would not go well together with the "Bildungs- und Qualifikations-" part. The term is widely used, though.
Non-ProZ.com Apr 14, 2004:
It seems the descriptive way is the only one.
I thouht about something closer to "social climber"... Can you think of anything like that?
Non-ProZ.com Apr 14, 2004:
Bildungs - und Qualifikationsaufsteiger mussten ihre Aufstiegsprozesse dementieren um Anerkennung zu gewinnen.

from a research paper
silvia glatzhofer Apr 14, 2004:
a little more context, perhaps?

Proposed translations

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2 hrs
Selected

Those seeking advancement through further training and qualifications...

Perhaps a vaguer way of conveying the meaning......
Peer comment(s):
agree Ingrid Blank
1 hr
Thanks, Ingrid
agree writeaway : I like seeking advancement. imho, conveys the concept well.
6 hrs
Thanks so much!
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27 mins

persons/individuals climbing the social ladder ... / individuals with a non-academic background

persons/individuals climbing the social ladder by way of professional qualification and education

OR individuals of non-academic [working class] origin/upbringing // individuals with a non-academic background

A bit verbose but this should be the meaning. See e.g. http://www.taz.de/pt/2002/10/19/a0218.nf/text.ges,1 and http://www.vhs.or.at/info/aktuelles/symp.htm for examples of use.

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Note added at 1 hr 10 mins (2004-04-14 15:34:58 GMT)
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Whole sentence:
Persons/individuals climbing the social ladder by way of professional qualification and education had to deny their progress/development/advancement in order to gain acceptance.
Peer comment(s):
agree Kim Metzger : Climbing the academic ladder?
14 mins
Well, I think that this should be seen in a broader social context ("gesellschaftlicher Aufstieg durch Bildung").
agree silvia glatzhofer : with your first suggestion; and you're right - it should be the social, not the academic ladder
35 mins
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5 hrs

those having worked their way up through education and further qualifications had to deny their way

...those having worked their way up through education and further qualification had to deny their way of advancement in order to be acknowledged......
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