This article studies socioeconomic inequalities in educational attainment in 21 European
countries for cohorts born between 1925 and 1989, and asks the question whether reforms …

Education has long played an important role in social policy as a means for strengthening
labour market integration and increasing social mobility. The shift towards a knowledge …

This article develops a new analytical framework to account for institutional change in
vocational education and training (VET) systems. Trajectories of institutional change are …

All educational systems socialize young people to become active members of their society.
Schools are expected to teach “active citizenship,”“civics” or “social education.” The context …

This article addresses the impact of economic climate, and particularly of the Great
Recession, on the configuration of educational expectations among students around 14 …

Over the decades, higher education has markedly expanded worldwide. Alongside its
trajectory, scholars have investigated how such high participation systems (HPS) affect …

This article analyses how educational and initial vocational training systems in Europe vary
regarding the way in which they structure educational routes for pupils of different academic …

This article aims to identify the moderating effect of two dimensions of the stratification of
education systems (the extent to which the first selection is based on students' ability and the …

A vast literature shows parental education significantly affects children's chance of attaining
higher education even in high participation systems (HPS). Comparative studies further …

Educational attainment is one of the most prominent political cleavages in society, and a key
determinant of anti-system party support. To what extent this is a result of one's own …