Different systems, same inequalities? Post-compulsory education and young adults’ literacy in 18 OECD countries
Abstract: Education is increasingly seen as a substitute for social policy, but opportunities for skill development vary by social background and educational institutions are not neutral in this respect. While previous research has extensively examined how schooling affects skills distribution, the role of post-compulsory education has been long overlooked. Using data from the 2011/2012 Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competences, this article investigates how selected features of upper secondary and tertiary education are connected to the social stratification of young adults’ literacy skills in 18 OECD countries. First, I use individual-level regressions to assess the extent to which disparities in the skills of 24- to 29-year-old individuals are explained by parental education in each country. Second, I apply fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis across countries to investigate under which institutional conditions the social stratification of young adults’ literacy sk
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of European Social Policy ; 27 (2017) 4 ; 332-345
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Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2017
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10.1177/0958928717719197
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021102113431743446355
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 1:55 PM CET
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- Borgna, Camilla
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Time of origin
- 2017
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