Staying on

The Effects of Recent Changes in Educational Participation for 17-19 Year-Olds in Norway and Scotland

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ID3117868
AuthorsTorild Hammer (University of Glasgow), Andy Furlong (0000-0003-2194-7677, University of Glasgow)
Year1996
Volume44
Issue4
Pages675-691
Publication date1996-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-954x.1996.tb00442.x
OpenAlexW2139353031
LanguageEN
References cited14

In this paper we consider some of the implications of the growth of educational participation for the labour market integration of young people between the ages of 17 and 19 in Norway and Scotland. In particular, we focus on the experiences of disadvantaged youth and assess the extent to which they benefit from participation in post-compulsory schooling. We argue that in terms of success on the labour market, post-compulsory secondary education is only beneficial to those intending to continue into Higher Education. We demonstrate the existence of persistent inequalities among 'non-traditional stayers', and show that despite greater access to post-compulsory education, young people from middle class families still retain important advantages in both Norway and Scotland. However, we argue that in Scotland, females and those from less advantaged social positions are more disadvantaged than their Norwegian counterparts

Compulsory education · Demographic economics · Disadvantage · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Inequality · Middle class · Norwegian · Pedagogy · Political science · Social class · Sociology · Gender Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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