Different systems, same inequalities? Post-compulsory education and young adults’ literacy in 18 OECD countries

Abstract

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The interplay of educational and labour market institutions and links to relative youth unemployment

“…However, in complex societies, causation is assumed to be complex or multiple as well, hence, while different combinations of different causal factors can have the same effect (King et al, 1994), regression models are not able to capture these mechanisms. The application of QCA enables researchers to analyse relationships between an outcome and all possible combinations of multiple predictors (for a more detailed description of the method, see Borgna, 2017). QCA is applied here as an exploratory tool in order to detect institutional configurations that condition aggregate outcomes regarding school-to-work transitions.…”

“…lowering employment protection in order to decrease youth unemployment) might overlook the impact of this change on other institutions and also its effect on the outcome. It is the configuration of the institutional frame that unfolds effects and changing one part of this configuration invokes unintended consequences (see Borgna, 2017).…”

Social Policy Perspectives on Economic Inequality in Wealthy Countries

“…Van Lancker () finds that while more government spending on child‐care services in European countries increases child‐care participation rates for all groups, it does not decrease inequality of use between groups. Relatedly, Borgna () finds that skills stratification occurs in a variety of educational systems, and further notes that “individual chances of skill development are deeply affected by social background, and educational institutions and policies are not neutral in this respect” (p. 333). Borgna () further suggests that a social investment approach may not yield anticipated reductions to economic inequality.…”

The Premises Of Heterogeneity For Professional Training In Present And Future

“…Kislov (2017) supports the idea of radical poly-and multiprofessionalism, especially in case of the basic, primary for the individual professional education. That will give the basis for forming the trans-professionalism of the individual, as described by Zeer & Symaniuk http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2018.12.02.49 Corresponding Author: A.G. Kislov Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of the conference eISSN: 2357-1330 459 (2017), and even meta-professionalism (Shipunova & Safonova, 2014) as the platform for quick and painless re-orientation towards a new and demanded on the labor market activity (Petersen & Willig, 2004;Borgna, 2017;Ballarino & Panichella, 2018). It is remarkable that the approach is fruitful even in professional training of disabled people, who are also forced to look for new job opportunities in the labor market (Christiansen, Taasen, Hagstrøm, Hansen, & Norenberg, 2017).…”