Education as social policy: An introduction

Abstract: This Special Issue considers education as a social policy in its own right, from a life-course perspective and in relation to other policy areas. It recognizes the complexity of education systems and their multi-stage architecture. The volume broadens our understanding of the role of ‘education as social policy’ by addressing four different aspects: the importance of education providers, education as a means of social stratification, education as an interconnected regime component and public opinion on education as an important foundation of welfare state policies and a prerequisite for their sustainability in the long run. From a theoretical perspective, all authors critically engage with the social investment state approach that sees in education and training investment the lynchpin of a pre-distribution agenda protecting individuals from the new social risks of a competitive, knowledge-driven economy. The examples provided in this Special Issue expose the multifaceted role of ed

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of European Social Policy ; 27 (2017) 4 ; 313-319

Classification
Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
(when)
2017
Creator
Di Stasio, Valentina
Solga, Heike

DOI
10.1177/0958928717728712
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021102113431022296502
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Di Stasio, Valentina
  • Solga, Heike
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.

Time of origin

  • 2017

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