Ethnic choice effects at the transition into upper-secondary education in Switzerland.

Autor/inn/en	Tjaden, Jasper Dag; Scharenberg, Katja
Titel	Ethnic choice effects at the transition into upper-secondary education in Switzerland. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Ethnische Auswahleffekte beim Übergang in die höhere Sekundarbildung in der Schweiz.
Quelle	In: Acta sociologica, 60 (2017) 4, S. 309-324 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-6993; 1502-3869
DOI	10.1177/0001699316679491
Schlagwörter	Bildungsmotivation; Entscheidung; Sekundarstufe II; Gymnasium; Schullaufbahnentscheidung; Berufsausbildung; Ausbildungswahl; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Ausländer; Jugendlicher; Schweiz
Abstract	"Compared to natives, students with immigrant background are - other things being equal - more likely to choose academic tracks over vocational education and training (VET) at uppersecondary level. Evidence of so-called ethnic choice effects is mostly based on education systems where vocational tracks are often regarded as 'unfavourable'. Our study investigated ethnic choice effects at the end of compulsory school in Switzerland, a country with a strong VET sector offering competitive incentives, particularly for students with lower or average achievement. Based on longitudinal data from the 'Transitions from Education to Employment' (TREE) survey, we found that most migrant groups were more likely to choose academic-track pathways preparing for university admission over VET preparing more directly for employment. Nested logistic regression analyses revealed that a large share of these ethnic choice effects was explained by immigrant optimism. Our findings shed light on general educational decision-making processes among migrant families and their potential consequences for ethnic inequality in post-compulsory education." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/3