Making the Transition [electronic resource] : Education and Labor Market Entry in Central and Eastern Europe
Kogan, Irena.
Noelke, Clemens.
Gebel, Michael.
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
2011.
After the breakdown of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, the role of education systems in preparing students for the ""real world"" changed. Though young people were freed from coercive state institutions, the shift to capitalism made the transition from school to work much more precarious and increased inequality in early career outcomes. This volume provides the first large-scale analysis of the impact social transformation has had on young people in their transition from school to work in Central and Eastern European countries. Written by local experts, the book examines
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Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Social Transformation and Education Systems in Central and Eastern Europe; CHAPTER TWO The Transition from School to Work in Central and Eastern Europe: Theory and Methodology; CHAPTER THREE Hard Times for the Less Educated: Education and Labor Market Entry in East Germany After Reunification; CHAPTER FOUR Education and Labor Market Entry in the Czech Republic; CHAPTER FIVE Screens and Credentials: Education and Labor Market Entry in Croatia in the Early 2000s
CHAPTER SIX Delayed Transition: Education and Labor Market Entry in SerbiaCHAPTER SEVEN Better Times? Education and Labor Market Entry in Slovenia After Socialism; CHAPTER EIGHT Education and Labor Market Entry in Transition: The Case of Hungary; CHAPTER NINE Does Horizontal Differentiation Make Any Difference? Heterogeneity of Educational Degrees and Labor Market Entry in Poland; CHAPTER TEN Education and Labor Market Entry in Estonia: Closing Doors for Those Without Tertiary Education; CHAPTER ELEVEN When Higher Education Pays Off: Education and Labor Market Entry in Ukraine
CHAPTER TWELVE Institutional Change and the Transition from School to Work in RussiaCHAPTER THIRTEEN Comparative Analysis of Social Transformation, Education Systems, and School-to-Work Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe; Notes; References; Index
After the breakdown of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, the role of education systems in preparing students for the ""real world"" changed. Though young people were freed from coercive state institutions, the shift to capitalism made the transition from school to work much more precarious and increased inequality in early career outcomes. This volume provides the first large-scale analysis of the impact social transformation has had on young people in their transition from school to work in Central and Eastern European countries. Written by local experts, the book examines
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Labor supply - Effect of education on - Europe, Central.
Labor supply -- Effect of education on -- Europe, Central.
Labor supply - Effect of education on - Europe, Eastern.
Labor supply -- Effect of education on -- Europe, Eastern.
School-to-work transition - Europe, Central.
School-to-work transition -- Europe, Central.
School-to-work transition - Europe, Eastern.
School-to-work transition -- Europe, Eastern.
Youth - Employment - Europe, Central.
Youth -- Employment -- Europe, Central.
Youth - Employment - Europe, Eastern.
Youth -- Employment -- Europe, Eastern.
Labor supply
Labor supply
Youth
Youth
School-to-work transition
School-to-work transition
Business & Economics
Labor & Workers' Economics