Second chance education matters! Income trajectories of poorly educated non-Nordics in Sweden

Nordlund, Madelene; Bonfanti, Sara; Strandh, Mattias

doi:10.1080/13639080.2013.820262

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“…Among those with low skills, we find the poorly educated and migrants. However, a recent study indicates that the 'second chance' provided by adult education in Sweden does have some positive effects, not least for migrants born outside the Nordic countries (Nordlund et al 2013). Effects identified were improved long-term labour prospects, positive effects on income development, as well as enabling individuals to begin educational trajectories.…”

Section: Adult and Popular Education In Swedenmentioning

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Popular education, migration and a discourse of inclusion

Fejes

Dahlstedt

2017

Studies in the Education of Adults

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In this article, we focus on how a discourse on inclusion operates through language learning programmes for migrants. We direct our attention to a new form of activities funded by the Swedish government, Swedish from day 1, organised by popular education institutions. These activities emerged in connection to the migration flows in 2015, receiving large sums in funding from the government. They target newly arrived migrants who are waiting for a decision on their resident permit application, and the aim is to provide an introduction to the Swedish language as well as to Swedish society. Drawing on a Foucault-inspired theorization, we direct our attention to how a discourse of inclusion operate through the way these initiatives are spoken about, how these activities are described, what they are intended to attain, and what kind of citizen is shaped through such a way of speaking. We analyse policy documents produced by different actors involved in the process of Swedish from day 1, as well as case study descriptions of courses. We argue that the discourse on inclusion that emerges encompasses a wider as well as an instrumental notion of inclusion. Migrants are positioned as 'in deficit', in need of knowledge in order to become included. Such knowledge does not limit itself to knowledge of the Swedish language and knowledge about Swedish society, but also knowledge of health issues, and knowledge about how the migrants can market themselves and their competencies. We end the article by relating this discourse on inclusion to a wider discussion on neoliberal rationalities of governing.

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Section: Adult and Popular Education In Swedenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Popular education, migration and a discourse of inclusion

Fejes

Dahlstedt

2017

Studies in the Education of Adults

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“…For instance, family migrants and refugees are not selected according to employment‐related criteria, and their skills might not match local needs (Bevelander and Irastorza ). The foreign‐born are overrepresented among the unemployed and low‐income workers (Åslund et al ; Bonfanti and Nordlund ; Cedefop ; Nordlund et al ). However, labour market outcomes vary substantially between ethnic groups (Åslund and Skans ).…”

Section: The Swedish Contextmentioning

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“…Inferior labour market outcomes may reflect a lack of skills, including education, language and processing skills, or the inability to fully exploit their home‐country human capital (e.g. Bonfanti and Nordlund ; Cedefop ; Nordlund et al ). On the other hand, Sweden has a long‐standing extensive, multicultural and favourable immigration policy (Kogan ).…”

Section: The Swedish Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Back to Basics – Literacy Proficiency, Immigration and Labour Market Outcomes in Sweden

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Pareliussen

2017

Soc Policy Adm

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We explore how education, literacy skills and migrant origin affect employment and over‐qualification mismatch, using a simple model of human capital, standard regression methods and data from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). Sweden is an interesting case, as a compressed wage distribution makes thresholds to enter the labour market high for those with low education and low skills. Skill and education levels are high among the native‐born. At the same time, the high influx of humanitarian and family reunion migrants, who are on average less educated and less skilled than natives, increases the supply of low‐skilled labour. We find that substantial employment penalties all but disappear when controlling for migrants’ lower literacy proficiency. In contrast, the high incidence of over‐qualification mismatch among immigrants is little sensitive to literacy proficiency and demographic profiles. However, having participated in education and training activities in Sweden improves matching considerably, in particular if such activities are manifested in formal qualifications.

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“…Hall () and Nordlund et al . () provided some evidence that could be used as an explanation. Individuals enrolled in vocational education have, to a high degree, a poor educational, social and economic background with lower employability characteristics in comparison to individuals participating in comprehensive education.…”

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“…(), Hall () and Nordlund et al . () have analyzed the Swedish education system thoroughly. The present study takes a different approach by being the first to conduct an in‐depth examination of AVET in Sweden.…”

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The impact of advanced vocational education and training on earnings in Sweden

Andersson

Nabavi

Wilhelmsson

2014

Int J Training Development

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Researchers have established a relationship between greater education and training and higher earnings but it is difficult to infer that the former causes the latter if those with higher earnings tend to engage in more education and training. The present study attempts to control for ability and family background to see if stronger inferences can be made about education and training as the independent variable. The study focuses upon advanced vocational education and training (AVET) in Sweden. This is post‐secondary school education for individuals who are 20 years of age or older. The aim of this article is to estimate the effects of AVET on earnings by controlling for selection bias. We used various approaches such as instrumental variables, Hausman–Taylor estimates, fixed effects estimates and propensity score matching to achieve this aim. A panel, or longitudinal, data set for eight different labor markets in Sweden for the period 1996–2008 was used. The results indicate that earnings from AVET are higher than the return on investment in comprehensive education. The average effect on income is estimated to be in the range of 3–8 percent.

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Second chance education matters! Income trajectories of poorly educated non-Nordics in Sweden

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

Popular education, migration and a discourse of inclusion

Popular education, migration and a discourse of inclusion

Back to Basics – Literacy Proficiency, Immigration and Labour Market Outcomes in Sweden

The impact of advanced vocational education and training on earnings in Sweden

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