Petya Ilieva-Trichkova
Biographic Data
| ID | 3559744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petya Ilieva-Trichkova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petya |
| FAMILY NAME | Ilieva-Trichkova |
| SIGNATURE | ILIEVA-TRICHKOVA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2889-0047 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Moderating effects of macro-opportunity structures on unequal higher educational attainment
The present article combines the capability approach with the conceptualisation of opportunity structures to better understand people’s vulnerabilities regarding higher educational attainment in different social contexts. Drawing on data from the tenth wave of the European Social Survey (2021/2022) for 22 European countries and by applying multilevel modelling, it explores the association between opportunity structures at macro level and individu…
Vertical Educational (Mis)match and Inclusive Growth
The concept of inclusive growth highlights that enhancing human development requires ensuring not only sustainable economic growth but also that its benefits are widely shared. In turn, the problem of skills/educational mismatch looms large because of its (negative) consequences for individual and societal well-being. Against this background, this article studies some effects of skills/educational mismatch on inclusive economic growth. More concr…
Participation in Online Courses from the Perspective of Bourdieu’s Cultural Capital Theory
Bounded advantages of higher education regarding young adults’ participation in nonformal education
The article uses insights from the capability approach as a theoretical framework. It investigates the potential of higher education to provide fertile advantages regarding young adults’ participation in nonformal education and whether this potential is bounded by people’s individual characteristics and the wider social context in which they live. Applying descriptive statistics and multilevel modelling, we conducted a secondary data analysis of …
Does participation in non-formal adult education matter for individual subjective well-being as a multidimensional functioning
The article synthesizes ideas from the capability approach, the embeddedness approach, and Nancy Fraser’s three-dimensional scale of justice and develops a theoretical framework for understanding subjective well-being (SWB) as a positive functioning. It also proposes an instrument for measuring SWB and its relationship with participation in non-formal adult education. Using data from the European Social Survey, carried out in 2012, for 24 Europea…
Justice in Achievement Matters
Unlike existing research which has focused mainly on the effects of educational attainment and curricula on active citizenship, the present article aims to study the relationship of subjective assessment regarding the fairness of people’s educational opportunities and their active social engagement, and how this relationship is embedded in different social environments. Theoretically, the analysis is based on the view of active citizenship as a m…
Social Justice Profiles
The aim of this article is to suggest a better—theoretically and empirically grounded—understanding of the complex character of social justice in higher education. Theoretically, this article conceptualises social justice in higher education as mediating participation in, completion of and outcomes from higher education. It introduces the concept of composite capability for achieving higher education that captures capabilities to participate in, …
Class-based inequality and higher education achievement in Europe
Purpose Against the recent reversal of the gender gap in higher education that has been observed in many countries, this paper aims to explore why there are better chances for lower social class women to access higher education than for higher social class women in a relative comparison with the same groups of men. Based on the occupational approach and the Breen–Goldthorpe model, we demonstrate those country conditions under which stratification…
Ageing in Bulgaria in turbulent times
This article is a review of the book „How are we aging in Bulgaria? First results for Bulgaria from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE 2020/2021), Waves 7 & 8“ edited by Ekaterina L. Markova and Gabriela M. Yordanova
Does father’s class or mother’s education matter more? Decomposing and contextualising the influence of social origin on adult learning participation
This article argues for the need to regard social origin as a complex phenomenon in order to better understand the determinants of individuals’ participation in adult learning. It: 1) discusses the conceptualisation of social origin; 2) analyses how two of its components – parental (both father’s and mother’s) class and education – are interrelated with participation in non-formal job-related adult learning; 3) explores whether this relationship …
Fairness of educational opportunities and income distribution
Purpose The focus of this article is on gender justice with respect to opportunities (educational) and outcome (earnings). The main research question is whether educational opportunities are positively converted into fairness of income, and for whom and where this is the case. The importance of this study lies in the understanding that the subjective feeling of justice is a significant measure of quality of life, of the individual's subjective fe…
Regional and Ethnic Disparities of School-to-Work Transitions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s educational and economic landscapes are marked by substantial regional disparities that are interlaced with ethnic inequalities in school-to-work transitions. Young adults from Roma and Turkish origins particularly suffer from disadvantages with respect to education and labour market participation. We ask how ethnicity affects labour market entry in Bulgaria once educational resources of different ethnic groups are accounted for, and h…
Researching inequality and lifelong education from 1982 to 2020
This article explores the International Journal of Lifelong Education archives in the period 1982–2020. We analyse how the Journal engages with the issue of inequality. This is accomplished by systematically identifying relevant articles within the archives, and reviewing these whilst taking account of the societal, cultural and political or economic contexts in which they were written. Most articles identified for review focused on specific disa…
The Fragile Axes of Life
Using the capability approach as a theoretical framework, this article aims to: (1) explore how subjective individual well-being differs among higher education graduates and especially to what extent it is associated with graduates' vertical education-job mismatches; (2) reveal the embeddedness of the link between graduates' vertical education-job mismatches and subjective well-being in different socio-economic contexts; and (3) outline some poli…
Higher Educaton and Socio-Professional Status
As the situation in education and labour market is changing in Russia, characterized by the expansion of services sectors and high participation in higher education, the mechanisms of social inequality reproduction are evolving. According to the intersectionality theory, social advantages and disadvantages are reproduced at the intersection of various social categories – social class, gender and others. In the paper, the outcomes of individuals i…
The local embeddedness of graduates’ education-job mismatch and of lifelong learning policies for its overcoming
The article’s aim is twofold: to outline the specificity of the embeddedness approach and to explore the embeddedness of graduates’ education-job mismatch and the formation of lifelong learning policies. The study is based on both quantitative and qualitative data, obtained from the Bulgarian Universities Ranking System, and from interviews with experts and young adults engaged in a lifelong learning programme. The analysis uses multilevel modell…
Work–life balance in Europe
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how individual and macro-level factors shape the work–life balance of young men and women across European countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper combines macro-level data from the official statistics with individual-level data from the Work, Family and Wellbeing (2010/2011) module of the European Social Survey. The study uses multilevel modelling to explore the factors which shape the work…
Lifelong learning participation in a changing policy context
Ellen Boeren’s book Lifelong Learning Participation in a Changing Policy Context: An Interdisciplinary Theory comes at the right moment. Although the theme about lifelong learning is not new, in th
Horizontal Differentiation Matters
This article explores how the horizontal differentiation of upper secondary education affects students’ transitions after graduation. It builds upon the institutional perspective on education and draws on data from a nationally representative survey. The analysis shows a considerable variation in graduates’ patterns of transition according to the type of secondary education and that the type of secondary education program moderates the effect of …
Adult education as a common good
The article outlines a theoretical framework for conceptualising adult education – and more broadly, lifelong learning – as a common good. It argues that the extent to which adult education as a common good is accomplished in a given society/country reflects its accessibility, availability, affordability and the social commitment to its functioning and that it depends on a country’s specific institutional arrangements. Building on this conceptual…
Between Inclusion and Fairness
The article claims that equity is an indispensable dimension of the widening of access to adult education. Building on the understanding of social justice in adult education as a complex phenomenon, two indicators are developed: an index of inclusion and an index of fairness in participation in adult education. The article analyses social justice separately in formal and nonformal education for two social groups—people with low and high education…
Work–life balance in Europe
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how individual and macro-level factors shape the work–life balance of young men and women across European countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper combines macro-level data from the official statistics with individual-level data from the Work, Family and Wellbeing (2010/2011) module of the European Social Survey. The study uses multilevel modelling to explore the factors which shape the work…
Adult education as a common good
The article outlines a theoretical framework for conceptualising adult education – and more broadly, lifelong learning – as a common good. It argues that the extent to which adult education as a common good is accomplished in a given society/country reflects its accessibility, availability, affordability and the social commitment to its functioning and that it depends on a country’s specific institutional arrangements. Building on this conceptual…
Social Justice Profiles
The aim of this article is to suggest a better—theoretically and empirically grounded—understanding of the complex character of social justice in higher education. Theoretically, this article conceptualises social justice in higher education as mediating participation in, completion of and outcomes from higher education. It introduces the concept of composite capability for achieving higher education that captures capabilities to participate in, …
Fairness of educational opportunities and income distribution
Purpose The focus of this article is on gender justice with respect to opportunities (educational) and outcome (earnings). The main research question is whether educational opportunities are positively converted into fairness of income, and for whom and where this is the case. The importance of this study lies in the understanding that the subjective feeling of justice is a significant measure of quality of life, of the individual's subjective fe…
The Fragile Axes of Life
Using the capability approach as a theoretical framework, this article aims to: (1) explore how subjective individual well-being differs among higher education graduates and especially to what extent it is associated with graduates' vertical education-job mismatches; (2) reveal the embeddedness of the link between graduates' vertical education-job mismatches and subjective well-being in different socio-economic contexts; and (3) outline some poli…
Between Inclusion and Fairness
The article claims that equity is an indispensable dimension of the widening of access to adult education. Building on the understanding of social justice in adult education as a complex phenomenon, two indicators are developed: an index of inclusion and an index of fairness in participation in adult education. The article analyses social justice separately in formal and nonformal education for two social groups—people with low and high education…
Adult education as a common good
The article outlines a theoretical framework for conceptualising adult education – and more broadly, lifelong learning – as a common good. It argues that the extent to which adult education as a common good is accomplished in a given society/country reflects its accessibility, availability, affordability and the social commitment to its functioning and that it depends on a country’s specific institutional arrangements. Building on this conceptual…
Lifelong learning participation in a changing policy context
Ellen Boeren’s book Lifelong Learning Participation in a Changing Policy Context: An Interdisciplinary Theory comes at the right moment. Although the theme about lifelong learning is not new, in th
Horizontal Differentiation Matters
This article explores how the horizontal differentiation of upper secondary education affects students’ transitions after graduation. It builds upon the institutional perspective on education and draws on data from a nationally representative survey. The analysis shows a considerable variation in graduates’ patterns of transition according to the type of secondary education and that the type of secondary education program moderates the effect of …
Higher Educaton and Socio-Professional Status
As the situation in education and labour market is changing in Russia, characterized by the expansion of services sectors and high participation in higher education, the mechanisms of social inequality reproduction are evolving. According to the intersectionality theory, social advantages and disadvantages are reproduced at the intersection of various social categories – social class, gender and others. In the paper, the outcomes of individuals i…
The local embeddedness of graduates’ education-job mismatch and of lifelong learning policies for its overcoming
The article’s aim is twofold: to outline the specificity of the embeddedness approach and to explore the embeddedness of graduates’ education-job mismatch and the formation of lifelong learning policies. The study is based on both quantitative and qualitative data, obtained from the Bulgarian Universities Ranking System, and from interviews with experts and young adults engaged in a lifelong learning programme. The analysis uses multilevel modell…
Work–life balance in Europe
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how individual and macro-level factors shape the work–life balance of young men and women across European countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper combines macro-level data from the official statistics with individual-level data from the Work, Family and Wellbeing (2010/2011) module of the European Social Survey. The study uses multilevel modelling to explore the factors which shape the work…
The Fragile Axes of Life
Using the capability approach as a theoretical framework, this article aims to: (1) explore how subjective individual well-being differs among higher education graduates and especially to what extent it is associated with graduates' vertical education-job mismatches; (2) reveal the embeddedness of the link between graduates' vertical education-job mismatches and subjective well-being in different socio-economic contexts; and (3) outline some poli…
Regional and Ethnic Disparities of School-to-Work Transitions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s educational and economic landscapes are marked by substantial regional disparities that are interlaced with ethnic inequalities in school-to-work transitions. Young adults from Roma and Turkish origins particularly suffer from disadvantages with respect to education and labour market participation. We ask how ethnicity affects labour market entry in Bulgaria once educational resources of different ethnic groups are accounted for, and h…
Researching inequality and lifelong education from 1982 to 2020
This article explores the International Journal of Lifelong Education archives in the period 1982–2020. We analyse how the Journal engages with the issue of inequality. This is accomplished by systematically identifying relevant articles within the archives, and reviewing these whilst taking account of the societal, cultural and political or economic contexts in which they were written. Most articles identified for review focused on specific disa…
Ageing in Bulgaria in turbulent times
This article is a review of the book „How are we aging in Bulgaria? First results for Bulgaria from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE 2020/2021), Waves 7 & 8“ edited by Ekaterina L. Markova and Gabriela M. Yordanova
Does father’s class or mother’s education matter more? Decomposing and contextualising the influence of social origin on adult learning participation
This article argues for the need to regard social origin as a complex phenomenon in order to better understand the determinants of individuals’ participation in adult learning. It: 1) discusses the conceptualisation of social origin; 2) analyses how two of its components – parental (both father’s and mother’s) class and education – are interrelated with participation in non-formal job-related adult learning; 3) explores whether this relationship …
Fairness of educational opportunities and income distribution
Purpose The focus of this article is on gender justice with respect to opportunities (educational) and outcome (earnings). The main research question is whether educational opportunities are positively converted into fairness of income, and for whom and where this is the case. The importance of this study lies in the understanding that the subjective feeling of justice is a significant measure of quality of life, of the individual's subjective fe…
Bounded advantages of higher education regarding young adults’ participation in nonformal education
The article uses insights from the capability approach as a theoretical framework. It investigates the potential of higher education to provide fertile advantages regarding young adults’ participation in nonformal education and whether this potential is bounded by people’s individual characteristics and the wider social context in which they live. Applying descriptive statistics and multilevel modelling, we conducted a secondary data analysis of …
Does participation in non-formal adult education matter for individual subjective well-being as a multidimensional functioning
The article synthesizes ideas from the capability approach, the embeddedness approach, and Nancy Fraser’s three-dimensional scale of justice and develops a theoretical framework for understanding subjective well-being (SWB) as a positive functioning. It also proposes an instrument for measuring SWB and its relationship with participation in non-formal adult education. Using data from the European Social Survey, carried out in 2012, for 24 Europea…
Justice in Achievement Matters
Unlike existing research which has focused mainly on the effects of educational attainment and curricula on active citizenship, the present article aims to study the relationship of subjective assessment regarding the fairness of people’s educational opportunities and their active social engagement, and how this relationship is embedded in different social environments. Theoretically, the analysis is based on the view of active citizenship as a m…
Social Justice Profiles
The aim of this article is to suggest a better—theoretically and empirically grounded—understanding of the complex character of social justice in higher education. Theoretically, this article conceptualises social justice in higher education as mediating participation in, completion of and outcomes from higher education. It introduces the concept of composite capability for achieving higher education that captures capabilities to participate in, …
Class-based inequality and higher education achievement in Europe
Purpose Against the recent reversal of the gender gap in higher education that has been observed in many countries, this paper aims to explore why there are better chances for lower social class women to access higher education than for higher social class women in a relative comparison with the same groups of men. Based on the occupational approach and the Breen–Goldthorpe model, we demonstrate those country conditions under which stratification…
Vertical Educational (Mis)match and Inclusive Growth
The concept of inclusive growth highlights that enhancing human development requires ensuring not only sustainable economic growth but also that its benefits are widely shared. In turn, the problem of skills/educational mismatch looms large because of its (negative) consequences for individual and societal well-being. Against this background, this article studies some effects of skills/educational mismatch on inclusive economic growth. More concr…
Participation in Online Courses from the Perspective of Bourdieu’s Cultural Capital Theory
Moderating effects of macro-opportunity structures on unequal higher educational attainment
The present article combines the capability approach with the conceptualisation of opportunity structures to better understand people’s vulnerabilities regarding higher educational attainment in different social contexts. Drawing on data from the tenth wave of the European Social Survey (2021/2022) for 22 European countries and by applying multilevel modelling, it explores the association between opportunity structures at macro level and individu…
Sociology (17 works) · Political science (14 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Pedagogy (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Adult education (7 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (7 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (7 works)