Adaptation to the market? Status differences between target occupations in the application process and realized training occupation of German adolescents.

Autor/inn/en	Schels, Brigitte; Abraham, Martin
Titel	Adaptation to the market? Status differences between target occupations in the application process and realized training occupation of German adolescents. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Anpassung an den Markt? Statusunterschiede zwischen Zielberufen im Bewerbungsverfahren und realisierten Ausbildungsberufen deutscher Jugendlicher.
Quelle	In: Journal of vocational education & training, 75 (2021) 4, S. 722-743Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1747-5090
DOI	10.1080/13636820.2021.1955403
Schlagwörter	Kompetenz; Anpassung; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Berufliche Stellung; Ausbildungsplatz; Ausbildungsplatzwahl; Ausbildungswahl; Berufswahl; Berufswunsch; Alternative; Bewerber; Jugendlicher; Bayern; Nürnberg
Abstract	"Adolescents' occupational expectations are relevant for occupational status attainment. In strong vocational education and training (VET) systems, such as in Germany, school leavers face the challenge of forming occupational expectations that correspond to the competitive VET market. This study investigates students' target occupations in the application process and its relation to their first training occupation. Do applicants for VET positions apply for occupations of different socioeconomic status over time? Does the status of the target occupations increasingly fit to the finally achieved training occupation? Are there differences by familial socioeconomic background? Analysis are based on longitudinal data on the application process collected from German students in lower secondary and intermediate secondary schools in one urban area. Overall, the status level of the target occupations at the beginning of the application process differs significantly according to school track, but additionally to school grades or family background. At the end of the application process, the application behaviour becomes diversified: applicants with poor school grades and of low status continue to apply for target occupations at a similar status level but at the same time apply for occupations of relative lower status. This lower level does not, however, translate into training occupations." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2022/2