Håvard Helland
Biographic Data
| ID | 258751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Håvard Helland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Håvard |
| FAMILY NAME | Helland |
| SIGNATURE | HELLAND H |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1231-1434 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 93 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Fast‐Tracks in Mathematics
This study examines high‐achieving students in Norwegian lower secondary schools who follow accelerated learning trajectories in mathematics, so‐called fast‐tracks. It asks whether and how fast‐tracks improve high‐achieving students' learning and performance. The analyses rely on high‐quality administrative register data from Norway covering all students who graduated from 2010 to 2017. The results show that fast‐track students outperform regular…
How do second-generation ethnic minority professionals navigate towards higher-earner segments
Is Misrecognition Recognised? Classed Perceptions of Occupational Status
Sociological work commonly assumes that people across the class hierarchy tacitly accept, or misrecognise, an occupational status hierarchy. In this article we interrogate this drawing on unique nationally representative Norwegian survey data (N = 4235). We find that people in all class positions do indeed perceive a clear occupational status hierarchy, although working-class respondents attribute higher average status scores to working-class occ…
Unionization, licensure and workplace variation in pay inequality between immigrants and natives
Organizational research has revealed considerable variation in immigrant–native pay inequalities across workplace contexts. However, less is known about how broader labor market institutions intersect in the local dynamics of wage setting between employees of immigrant and native backgrounds. We argue that union density and higher shares of employees in licensed occupations in workplaces constrain organizational opportunity structures for unequal…
Social inequality in completion rates in higher education
This article examines how social disparities in dropout rates vary by educational field. Previous studies have shown that first-generation students, in general, have lower higher education completion rates than their fellow students. Less is known, however, about how such disparities vary between educational fields. We distinguish between general and field specific cultural capital and find that general cultural capital mainly operates through ac…
Social inequality in dropout rates in higher education
This article examines the association between students’ social class background, their completion of higher education and transfer between research-intensive universities and vocational-oriented university colleges in Denmark and Norway. We analyse comprehensive register data on the entire student population of the two countries and employ the Oslo Register Data Class Scheme (ORDC) that distinguishes class fractions with different compositions of…
Who chooses fast-track programs in mathematics? The role of class origin, ethnicity, and gender among Norwegian lower-secondary students
This article examines Norwegian lower-secondary students who enrol in fast-track programs in mathematics. These fast-track programs are designed to accommodate high-performing students who want a faster learning pace than the average student. In general, both educational performance and choice depend on class origin, ethnicity, and gender, according to research. Therefore, in studying the probability of entering the fast track, we focus on the ro…
Family background and the likelihood of pursuing a university degree abroad
This article examines how the likelihood of pursuing higher education abroad varies with social background and how such possible variations differ across educational fields. We use comprehensive Norwegian population data which allow for examining two dimensions of family background: parents’ education level and income. Our analytical sample comprises five cohorts of first-time students aged 19–24 years. We confirm previous findings that students …
Who you know
This article focuses on the social structuring of social capital, understood as resources embedded in social networks. The analysis integrates key theoretical-methodological insights from two distinct approaches concerned with social capital and inequality: the position-generator approach associated with Nan Lin and the spatial approach associated with Pierre Bourdieu. Empirically, we exploit the possibilities of survey data containing detailed i…
Parents’ educational involvement
Parents’ involvement in schooling and education is highly important for children’s results. Still, both levels of involvement and their effects vary according to social class. Previous research on educational reproduction within the family has, however, largely studied differences between the middle and the working class, and generally ignored differences in the composition of cultural and economic capital. In this article, we aim to fill this ga…
How do parents' educational fields affect the choice of educational field
This study examines the links between parental education and students' choice of field of study in Norwegian higher education. In our interpretation of the results, we suggest a status group perspective that integrates risk aversion models, micro-class theory, and cultural reproduction schemes. Complete Norwegian register data for all individuals born from 1955 to 1980 allow for a fine-grained examination of diverse fields of study not attempted …
The Sheltering Effect of Occupational Closure? Consequences for Ethnic Minorities' Earnings
It has been widely documented that immigrants receive lower earnings than the majority of the population in most Western countries. Previous research has pointed to various forms of discrimination that affect immigrants' wage rates. The authors discuss whether the source of this wage inequality can be found at the occupational level. In this article, the authors argue that occupational closures reduce within-occupation wage inequality. To test th…
Higher Education Participation in the Nordic Countries 1985-2010-A Comparative Perspective
We examine changes in higher education (HE) participation in the four major Nordic countries—Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden—from 1985 to 2010, a period characterized by widespread expansion of HE. We set up a methodological framework suitable for making country comparisons, and we profit from having unique administrative data in all four countries. We ask (i) whether HE expansion in the Nordic countries has been followed by a similar closin…
Sosial reproduksjon i yrkesfagene – Hvordan påvirker bakgrunnsfaktorer hvilken type kompetanse yrkesfagelever oppnår
Artikkelen undersøker betydningen av sosial bakgrunn, kjønn og innvandrerbakgrunn for hva slags kompetanse yrkesfagelevene oppnår. Analysene tyder på at elever i betydelig grad følger i sine foreldres fotspor også gjennom yrkesfaglig videregående opplæring. Yrkeskompetanse i lærefag oppnås oftest av barn av yrkesutdannete foreldre, mens yrkesfagelever med foreldre med høyere utdanning eller med en allmennfaglig videregående utdanning, oftere oppn…
Ethnicity Differences in the Completion Rates of Upper Secondary Education
This article compares completion rates in Norwegian upper secondary education among ethnic minority groups and the ethnic majority. We examine differences by nationality background among the immigrant groups, and between first- and second-generation immigrants, and how the effects of social origin vary between ethnic majority and minority, and between boys and girls. The findings indicate that parents’ education level is of less significance for …
Bokomtaler
How does social background affect the grades and grade careers of Norwegian economics students
The article examines how social background characteristics affect the academic achievement and grade careers of Norwegian economics students. The analyses show that the parents' social class is of great importance for the offspring's grades. Students with parents who are academics perform better than their fellow students of working‐class background, on each stage of their university career. The differences are smallest at the preparatory level, …
Reproduksjon av sosial ulikhet. Er sosial bakgrunn av betydning for valg av utdanningsretning
Vocational Education and the Allocation of Apprenticeships
The article examines how the probability of obtaining an apprenticeship as a part of upper secondary education varies between ethnic Norwegians and minority groups. The analyses show considerable differences between the ethnic majority and the minority groups of non-western origin. Although grades and school attendance record have a marked effect on the probability of obtaining an apprenticeship, there are ethnic differences that are not due to s…
Om å bruke statistikk i sosiologien
How do parents' educational fields affect the choice of educational field
This study examines the links between parental education and students' choice of field of study in Norwegian higher education. In our interpretation of the results, we suggest a status group perspective that integrates risk aversion models, micro-class theory, and cultural reproduction schemes. Complete Norwegian register data for all individuals born from 1955 to 1980 allow for a fine-grained examination of diverse fields of study not attempted …
Who you know
This article focuses on the social structuring of social capital, understood as resources embedded in social networks. The analysis integrates key theoretical-methodological insights from two distinct approaches concerned with social capital and inequality: the position-generator approach associated with Nan Lin and the spatial approach associated with Pierre Bourdieu. Empirically, we exploit the possibilities of survey data containing detailed i…
The Sheltering Effect of Occupational Closure? Consequences for Ethnic Minorities' Earnings
It has been widely documented that immigrants receive lower earnings than the majority of the population in most Western countries. Previous research has pointed to various forms of discrimination that affect immigrants' wage rates. The authors discuss whether the source of this wage inequality can be found at the occupational level. In this article, the authors argue that occupational closures reduce within-occupation wage inequality. To test th…
Ethnicity Differences in the Completion Rates of Upper Secondary Education
This article compares completion rates in Norwegian upper secondary education among ethnic minority groups and the ethnic majority. We examine differences by nationality background among the immigrant groups, and between first- and second-generation immigrants, and how the effects of social origin vary between ethnic majority and minority, and between boys and girls. The findings indicate that parents’ education level is of less significance for …
Vocational Education and the Allocation of Apprenticeships
The article examines how the probability of obtaining an apprenticeship as a part of upper secondary education varies between ethnic Norwegians and minority groups. The analyses show considerable differences between the ethnic majority and the minority groups of non-western origin. Although grades and school attendance record have a marked effect on the probability of obtaining an apprenticeship, there are ethnic differences that are not due to s…
Parents’ educational involvement
Parents’ involvement in schooling and education is highly important for children’s results. Still, both levels of involvement and their effects vary according to social class. Previous research on educational reproduction within the family has, however, largely studied differences between the middle and the working class, and generally ignored differences in the composition of cultural and economic capital. In this article, we aim to fill this ga…
Higher Education Participation in the Nordic Countries 1985-2010-A Comparative Perspective
We examine changes in higher education (HE) participation in the four major Nordic countries—Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden—from 1985 to 2010, a period characterized by widespread expansion of HE. We set up a methodological framework suitable for making country comparisons, and we profit from having unique administrative data in all four countries. We ask (i) whether HE expansion in the Nordic countries has been followed by a similar closin…
Unionization, licensure and workplace variation in pay inequality between immigrants and natives
Organizational research has revealed considerable variation in immigrant–native pay inequalities across workplace contexts. However, less is known about how broader labor market institutions intersect in the local dynamics of wage setting between employees of immigrant and native backgrounds. We argue that union density and higher shares of employees in licensed occupations in workplaces constrain organizational opportunity structures for unequal…
How does social background affect the grades and grade careers of Norwegian economics students
The article examines how social background characteristics affect the academic achievement and grade careers of Norwegian economics students. The analyses show that the parents' social class is of great importance for the offspring's grades. Students with parents who are academics perform better than their fellow students of working‐class background, on each stage of their university career. The differences are smallest at the preparatory level, …
Sosial reproduksjon i yrkesfagene – Hvordan påvirker bakgrunnsfaktorer hvilken type kompetanse yrkesfagelever oppnår
Artikkelen undersøker betydningen av sosial bakgrunn, kjønn og innvandrerbakgrunn for hva slags kompetanse yrkesfagelevene oppnår. Analysene tyder på at elever i betydelig grad følger i sine foreldres fotspor også gjennom yrkesfaglig videregående opplæring. Yrkeskompetanse i lærefag oppnås oftest av barn av yrkesutdannete foreldre, mens yrkesfagelever med foreldre med høyere utdanning eller med en allmennfaglig videregående utdanning, oftere oppn…
How do second-generation ethnic minority professionals navigate towards higher-earner segments
Social inequality in completion rates in higher education
This article examines how social disparities in dropout rates vary by educational field. Previous studies have shown that first-generation students, in general, have lower higher education completion rates than their fellow students. Less is known, however, about how such disparities vary between educational fields. We distinguish between general and field specific cultural capital and find that general cultural capital mainly operates through ac…
Om å bruke statistikk i sosiologien
Reproduksjon av sosial ulikhet. Er sosial bakgrunn av betydning for valg av utdanningsretning
Vocational Education and the Allocation of Apprenticeships
The article examines how the probability of obtaining an apprenticeship as a part of upper secondary education varies between ethnic Norwegians and minority groups. The analyses show considerable differences between the ethnic majority and the minority groups of non-western origin. Although grades and school attendance record have a marked effect on the probability of obtaining an apprenticeship, there are ethnic differences that are not due to s…
Bokomtaler
How does social background affect the grades and grade careers of Norwegian economics students
The article examines how social background characteristics affect the academic achievement and grade careers of Norwegian economics students. The analyses show that the parents' social class is of great importance for the offspring's grades. Students with parents who are academics perform better than their fellow students of working‐class background, on each stage of their university career. The differences are smallest at the preparatory level, …
Ethnicity Differences in the Completion Rates of Upper Secondary Education
This article compares completion rates in Norwegian upper secondary education among ethnic minority groups and the ethnic majority. We examine differences by nationality background among the immigrant groups, and between first- and second-generation immigrants, and how the effects of social origin vary between ethnic majority and minority, and between boys and girls. The findings indicate that parents’ education level is of less significance for …
Sosial reproduksjon i yrkesfagene – Hvordan påvirker bakgrunnsfaktorer hvilken type kompetanse yrkesfagelever oppnår
Artikkelen undersøker betydningen av sosial bakgrunn, kjønn og innvandrerbakgrunn for hva slags kompetanse yrkesfagelevene oppnår. Analysene tyder på at elever i betydelig grad følger i sine foreldres fotspor også gjennom yrkesfaglig videregående opplæring. Yrkeskompetanse i lærefag oppnås oftest av barn av yrkesutdannete foreldre, mens yrkesfagelever med foreldre med høyere utdanning eller med en allmennfaglig videregående utdanning, oftere oppn…
Higher Education Participation in the Nordic Countries 1985-2010-A Comparative Perspective
We examine changes in higher education (HE) participation in the four major Nordic countries—Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden—from 1985 to 2010, a period characterized by widespread expansion of HE. We set up a methodological framework suitable for making country comparisons, and we profit from having unique administrative data in all four countries. We ask (i) whether HE expansion in the Nordic countries has been followed by a similar closin…
How do parents' educational fields affect the choice of educational field
This study examines the links between parental education and students' choice of field of study in Norwegian higher education. In our interpretation of the results, we suggest a status group perspective that integrates risk aversion models, micro-class theory, and cultural reproduction schemes. Complete Norwegian register data for all individuals born from 1955 to 1980 allow for a fine-grained examination of diverse fields of study not attempted …
The Sheltering Effect of Occupational Closure? Consequences for Ethnic Minorities' Earnings
It has been widely documented that immigrants receive lower earnings than the majority of the population in most Western countries. Previous research has pointed to various forms of discrimination that affect immigrants' wage rates. The authors discuss whether the source of this wage inequality can be found at the occupational level. In this article, the authors argue that occupational closures reduce within-occupation wage inequality. To test th…
Parents’ educational involvement
Parents’ involvement in schooling and education is highly important for children’s results. Still, both levels of involvement and their effects vary according to social class. Previous research on educational reproduction within the family has, however, largely studied differences between the middle and the working class, and generally ignored differences in the composition of cultural and economic capital. In this article, we aim to fill this ga…
Who you know
This article focuses on the social structuring of social capital, understood as resources embedded in social networks. The analysis integrates key theoretical-methodological insights from two distinct approaches concerned with social capital and inequality: the position-generator approach associated with Nan Lin and the spatial approach associated with Pierre Bourdieu. Empirically, we exploit the possibilities of survey data containing detailed i…
Who chooses fast-track programs in mathematics? The role of class origin, ethnicity, and gender among Norwegian lower-secondary students
This article examines Norwegian lower-secondary students who enrol in fast-track programs in mathematics. These fast-track programs are designed to accommodate high-performing students who want a faster learning pace than the average student. In general, both educational performance and choice depend on class origin, ethnicity, and gender, according to research. Therefore, in studying the probability of entering the fast track, we focus on the ro…
Family background and the likelihood of pursuing a university degree abroad
This article examines how the likelihood of pursuing higher education abroad varies with social background and how such possible variations differ across educational fields. We use comprehensive Norwegian population data which allow for examining two dimensions of family background: parents’ education level and income. Our analytical sample comprises five cohorts of first-time students aged 19–24 years. We confirm previous findings that students …
Unionization, licensure and workplace variation in pay inequality between immigrants and natives
Organizational research has revealed considerable variation in immigrant–native pay inequalities across workplace contexts. However, less is known about how broader labor market institutions intersect in the local dynamics of wage setting between employees of immigrant and native backgrounds. We argue that union density and higher shares of employees in licensed occupations in workplaces constrain organizational opportunity structures for unequal…
Social inequality in completion rates in higher education
This article examines how social disparities in dropout rates vary by educational field. Previous studies have shown that first-generation students, in general, have lower higher education completion rates than their fellow students. Less is known, however, about how such disparities vary between educational fields. We distinguish between general and field specific cultural capital and find that general cultural capital mainly operates through ac…
Social inequality in dropout rates in higher education
This article examines the association between students’ social class background, their completion of higher education and transfer between research-intensive universities and vocational-oriented university colleges in Denmark and Norway. We analyse comprehensive register data on the entire student population of the two countries and employ the Oslo Register Data Class Scheme (ORDC) that distinguishes class fractions with different compositions of…
How do second-generation ethnic minority professionals navigate towards higher-earner segments
Is Misrecognition Recognised? Classed Perceptions of Occupational Status
Sociological work commonly assumes that people across the class hierarchy tacitly accept, or misrecognise, an occupational status hierarchy. In this article we interrogate this drawing on unique nationally representative Norwegian survey data (N = 4235). We find that people in all class positions do indeed perceive a clear occupational status hierarchy, although working-class respondents attribute higher average status scores to working-class occ…
Fast‐Tracks in Mathematics
This study examines high‐achieving students in Norwegian lower secondary schools who follow accelerated learning trajectories in mathematics, so‐called fast‐tracks. It asks whether and how fast‐tracks improve high‐achieving students' learning and performance. The analyses rely on high‐quality administrative register data from Norway covering all students who graduated from 2010 to 2017. The results show that fast‐track students outperform regular…
Political science (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Economics (9 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (9 works) · Demographic economics (8 works) · Norwegian (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · School Choice and Performance (6 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (6 works) · Inequality (5 works)