Educational Pathways and their Role in Occupational and Class Attainment in Czech Society
Educational Pathways and their Role in Occupational and Class Attainment in Czech Society
Author(s): Michael L. SmithSubject(s): Education, State/Government and Education, Social differentiation, Sociology of Education
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Sociologický ústav
Keywords: educational pathways; educational attainment; social class; occupational status
Summary/Abstract: This article introduces a new approach to the study of the association between education and socio-economic outcomes in the Czech Republic: educational pathways, which are the primary channels of study involving at least two educational transitions with qualitatively different tracks. Based on Czech Household Panel Study data, I operationalise Czech educational pathways between secondary and tertiary education and examine the role of eight different educational paths on ESeC-derived social classes, contrasted by parental education, gender, and birth cohort. Based on the ordered logit model, I compute the predicted probability that specific educational pathways would lead to a specific class status. I find that the educational pathway approach yields distinct insights about the education-class link that would be masked had I studied only highest level of education attained. The educational pathway approach could, therefore, be a fruitful way to approach other areas of Czech social stratification research.
Journal: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review
- Issue Year: 55/2019
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 853-878
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English