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Cover The Policies of Childcare and Early Childhood Education
The Policies of Childcare and Early Childhood Education
Does Equal Access Matter?
Edited by Katja Repo, Maarit Alasuutari, Kirsti Karila, and Johanna Lammi-Taskula
This timely book reveals how policies of childcare and early childhood education influence children’s circumstances and the daily lives of families with children. Examining how these policies are approached, it focuses particularly on the issues and pitfalls related to equal access.
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Monograph Book
Published:
07 Jan 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788117753
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2020
Cover Models of Secondary Education and Social Inequality
Models of Secondary Education and Social Inequality
An International Comparison
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Sandra Buchholz, Jan Skopek, and Moris Triventi
From an international comparative perspective, this third book in the prestigious eduLIFE Lifelong Learning series provides a thorough investigation into how social inequalities arise during individuals’ secondary schooling careers. Paying particular attention to the role of social origin and prior performance, it focuses on tracking and differentiation in secondary schooling examining the short- and long-term effects on inequality of opportunities. It looks at ways in which differentiation in secondary education might produce and reproduce social inequalities in educational opportunities and educational attainment. The international perspective allows illuminating comparison in light of the different models, rules and procedures that regulate admission selection and learning in different countries.
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Published:
25 Nov 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785367267
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2016
Cover Gender, Education and Employment
Gender, Education and Employment
An International Comparison of School-to-Work Transitions
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Jan Skopek, Moris Triventi, and Sandra Buchholz
For much of the twentieth century, women lagged considerably behind men in their educational attainment. However, in recent decades, young women have become an important source of human capital for labor markets in modern societies, as well as potential competitors to the male workforce. This book asks whether or not women have been able to convert their educational success into gains on the labor market
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Monograph Book
Published:
30 Oct 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784715038
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2015
Cover Restructuring Welfare Governance
Restructuring Welfare Governance
Marketization, Managerialism and Welfare State Professionalism
Edited by Tanja Klenk and Emmanuele Pavolini
This innovative book explores the introduction and impact of marketization and managerialism in social policy by adopting a dual perspective, considering both governance and human resources. Welfare governance (e.g. welfare mix, regulation, employment conditions, customer involvement) has changed significantly in the past decade. The editors and contributors collectively assesses these processes not only by comparing different policy fields and countries, but also by taking a close look inside organizations, examining the coping strategies of professionals, and how they adapt to new models of governing welfare organizations.
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Published:
30 Oct 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783475773
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2015
Cover Adult Learning in Modern Societies
Adult Learning in Modern Societies
An International Comparison from a Life-course Perspective
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Daniela Vono de Vilhena, and Sandra Buchholz
As industrial societies increasingly evolve into knowledge-based economies, the importance of education as a lifelong process is greater than ever. This comprehensive book provides a state-of-the-art analysis of adult learning across the world and within varying institutional contexts. The expert contributors examine the structures of formal and non-formal adult learning in different countries, and investigate the levels of success those countries have experienced in encouraging participation and skill formation.
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Monograph Book
Published:
27 Jun 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783475186
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2014
Cover Lifelong Learning in Europe
Lifelong Learning in Europe
National Patterns and Challenges
Edited by Ellu Saar, Odd Bjørn Ure, and John Holford
Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in a wide-ranging international comparative study, the book explores how far the EUs lifelong learning agenda has been successful and what factors have limited its ability to reshape national adult and lifelong learning systems. The chapters also look at adults’ participation in formal education, what they see as the obstacles to taking part, and the nature of their demand for learning opportunities.
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Monograph Book
Published:
30 Aug 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857937360
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2013