Life-cycle educational choices in a system with early tracking and "second chance" options.

Autor/inn/en	Biewen, Martin; Tapalaga, Madalina
Titel	Life-cycle educational choices in a system with early tracking and "second chance" options.
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, (2017) 56, S. 80-94Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2016.11.008
Schlagwörter	Bildungssystem; Institutionalisierung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungsplanung; Lernverhalten; Berufsschule; Zweiter Bildungsweg
Abstract	We study life-cycle educational transitions in the German education system which is characterized by early tracking and institutionalized branches of academic and vocational training, but with the possibility to revise earlier decisions at later stages. Our econometric model covers all major transitions ranging from primary education through secondary schooling to different forms of tertiary education and vocational training. We consider the role of previous decisions and background characteristics at each decision node and also study 'indirect' routes through the system. Our results suggest that a considerable proportion of the population takes 'second chance' decisions but that these decisions are as socially selective as the standard routes through the system. We also model unobserved heterogeneity and document the sorting of individuals along unobserved characteristics across the stages of the system (Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2020/2