Hvad kendetegner dem, der når helt til tops i karrieren?

This study examines how students in the Netherlands perceive the formal opportunities provided by the educational system to realize their educational aspirations. Drawing on 15 focus groups with 61 students in primary and secondary education, we investigate how students interpret key features of the opportunity structure, such as mobility, selectivity, and stigma, as well as…

Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy-oriented ‘aspiration discourse’. Secondly, drawing on a sociocultural perspective, it is suggested that the processes of imagination and semiotic mediation are key aspects of aspiration articulation and instantiation,…

Ifau, Institutet för arbetsmarknads- och utbildningspolitisk utvärdering, har studerat hur ekonomiska kriser påverkar ungdomars utbildnings- och karriärval och hur dessa beslut påverkar deras långsiktiga arbetsmarknadsutfall.

Ungdomar vars pappor blev arbetslösa inom industri och bygg under 1990-talskrisen valde oftare bort gymnasieprogram kopplade till dessa branscher. Som vuxna hade de högre sysselsättning och inkomster. Pappornas arbetslöshet verkar ha fungerat som en signal om risker i vissa branscher, visar en ny rapport från IFAU.

While the strong correlation between school achievement and future success is well-documented, there is limited research on how this relationship has evolved over time for different groups of individuals. Specifically, it remains unclear whether and how the life chances of low-achieving students have changed over the years. This study explores the consequences of low academic…

Många elever saknar information om sina framtida utbildnings- och yrkesval. Nu försöker forskningsprojektet Bättre Utbildningsval kartlägga hur faktorer som könsstereotyper, tillgänglig information och möten med förebilder kan forma ungas karriärsval.

Utbildningsnivå och var man bor – stad eller landsbygd – spelar i dag en större roll för ungas benägenhet att stödja radikala högerpartier än tidigare. Det visar en avhandling vid Stockholms universitet.

The paper addresses the process of the social reproduction of inequalities in political power in the United Kingdom by identifying how highly educated parents develop the political interest of their children and in turn create access for certain groups within the next generation to the world of politics.

Personligheten påvirker skoleprestasjoner, borgerlønn kan kanskje få flere unge i arbeid, norske forskere har laget en universalvaksine mot influensa og pulsklokker lover mer enn de holder.

Der er alt for meget fokus på, hvor gode eleverne er til at læse og regne. For når de bliver voksne, bruger de alle mulige andre kompetencer på job og i fritiden. Og de er mindst lige så vigtige, mener en økonom, der har forsket i de såkaldte nøglekompetencer.

While immigrants and their children display bold educational aspirations, less is known about the relationship between their aspirations and educational outcomes. Using longitudinal survey data on students in upper secondary education in Barcelona, Spain, and Bergen, Norway, coupled with register data from Norway, we ask how the aspirations of students with immigrant backgrounds are connected…