Explaining Ethnic Differences in Access to VET in German-Speaking Switzerland: the Effects of Application Behavior and Resources

Nennstiel, Richard (2022). Explaining Ethnic Differences in Access to VET in German-Speaking Switzerland: the Effects of Application Behavior and Resources. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 50(6), pp. 396-414. De Gruyter 10.1515/zfsoz-2021-0024

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The aim of this paper is to explain ethnic differences in the transition from school to vocational education and training (VET) in German-speaking Switzerland. I examine the impact of application behavior and resource endowment on access to VET and the number of applications submitted. Even after controlling for differences in resource endowment, I find clear ethnic penalties in success rates and the number of applications submitted between natives and minority students. Once I introduce different application behavior in my models, ethnic differences in success rates either diminish sharply or even vanish. However, substantial ethnic penalties remain in the number of applications submitted. There are therefore indications of discrimination in the application process on the Swiss–German VET market.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education > Sociology of Education

UniBE Contributor:

Nennstiel, Richard

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

ISSN:

2366-0325

Publisher:

De Gruyter

Language:

German

Submitter:

Richard Nennstiel

Date Deposited:

09 Dec 2022 14:09

Last Modified:

02 Apr 2023 00:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1515/zfsoz-2021-0024

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/175680

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/175680

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