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Educational tracking and social inequalities in long-term labor market outcomes: Six countries in comparison

Schindler, Steffen; Bar-Haim, Eyal; Barone, Carlo; Fels Birkelund, Jesper; Boliver, Vikki; Capsada-Munsech, Queralt; Erola, Jani; Facchini, Marta; Feniger, Yariv; Heiskala, Laura; Herbaut, Estelle; Ichou, Mathieu; Karlson, Kristian Bernt; Kleinert, Corinna; Reimer, David; Traini, Claudia; Triventi, Moris; Vallet, Louis-André

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Authors

Steffen Schindler

Eyal Bar-Haim

Carlo Barone

Jesper Fels Birkelund

Queralt Capsada-Munsech

Jani Erola

Marta Facchini

Yariv Feniger

Laura Heiskala

Estelle Herbaut

Mathieu Ichou

Kristian Bernt Karlson

Corinna Kleinert

David Reimer

Claudia Traini

Moris Triventi

Louis-André Vallet



Abstract

In this country-comparative study, we ask to what extent differentiation in secondary education accounts for the association between social origins and social destinations in adult age. We go beyond the widely applied formal definitions of educational tracking and particularly pay attention to country-specific approaches to educational differentiation. Our main expectation is that once we factor in these particularities, the degree to which educational differentiation accounts for social reproduction is quite similar across countries. Our analyses are based on national individual-level life-course data from six European countries that span from secondary education to occupational maturity. Our findings show that educational differentiation mediates the association between social origins and social destinations to a substantial degree in all countries. However, we still find some differences between countries in the extent to which educational differentiation accounts for social reproduction.

Citation

Schindler, S., Bar-Haim, E., Barone, C., Fels Birkelund, J., Boliver, V., Capsada-Munsech, Q., …Vallet, L. (2023). Educational tracking and social inequalities in long-term labor market outcomes: Six countries in comparison. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, https://doi.org/10.1177/00207152231151390

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 16, 2023
Online Publication Date Feb 10, 2023
Publication Date 2023
Deposit Date May 23, 2023
Publicly Available Date Jun 2, 2023
Journal International Journal of Comparative Sociology
Print ISSN 0020-7152
Electronic ISSN 1745-2554
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/00207152231151390

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