Aspiring High in the Swiss VET-Dominated Education System. Second Generation Young Adults and Their Immigrant Parents

Kamm, Chantal; Gomensoro, Andrés; Heers, Marieke; Hupka-Brunner, Sandra (2022). Aspiring High in the Swiss VET-Dominated Education System. Second Generation Young Adults and Their Immigrant Parents. Journal of vocational education & training, 75(1), pp. 155-174. Routledge 10.1080/13636820.2022.2139746

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Often second generation young adults and their immigrant parents aspire high and towards general education despite a modest socioeconomic background. Little is known about the interrelation between educational aspirations and institutionally co-structured educational pathways. These interrelations are particularly important in an early tracking and
a highly segregated education system like Switzerland, where – in contrast to many other countries – vocational education and training is highly valued and frequently attended. We evaluate how educational aspirations amongst young adults of the second generation and Swiss natives change as young people move through the education system – and thus through different educational contexts. We analyse how these changes interfere with group-specific reference systems, educational pathways and structure.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Sociology

UniBE Contributor:

Kamm, Chantal Désirée, Gomensoro, Andrés, Hupka-Brunner, Sandra (A)

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

ISSN:

1363-6820

Publisher:

Routledge

Projects:

[1036] Transitions from Education to Employment (TREE) Official URL

Language:

English

Submitter:

Thomas Meyer

Date Deposited:

30 Nov 2022 08:54

Last Modified:

29 Mar 2023 23:38

Publisher DOI:

10.1080/13636820.2022.2139746

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/175255

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