The Safety Net and the Diversion Effects of Vocational Upper-Secondary Education in European Countries

Autor/inn/en	Saar, Ellu; Martma, Liisa
Titel	The Safety Net and the Diversion Effects of Vocational Upper-Secondary Education in European Countries
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 34 (2021) 4, S.429-442 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Martma, Liisa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2021.1953692
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Secondary School Students; Labor Market; Graduates; Cross Cultural Studies; Outcomes of Education; Adults; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Employment Qualifications; Employment Potential; Institutional Characteristics; Competence; Job Skills; High School Graduates; Comparative Analysis; Academic Education; Social Differences; Europe; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Sekundarschüler; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Kompetenz; Produktive Fertigkeit; High school; High schools; Graduates; Oberschule; Akademische Bildung; Sozialer Unterschied; Europa
Abstract	This paper presents a comparative analysis of the effect of different educational orientations at the upper-secondary level on labour market outcomes across European countries. The study separates safety net effect and the diversion effect of Vocational Education and Training (VET). Using PIAAC data, we show cross-national differences in the early career advantages of vocational qualifications. The results indicate that vocational effects vary according to outcome. In general, negative effects on occupational status are consistent with earlier research. The safety net function of VET is only observable in a few countries. We also studied the impact of different institutional level characteristics. The analysis of the impact of macro-level characteristics reveals VET's safety net effect is observable only in countries with the highest occupational specificity of VET. At the same time, work-based VET is increasing its diversion effect. Crucial issues are the differences in general competencies between graduates of VET and general upper-secondary school graduates. The major differences are the simultaneous weakening of VET's safety net effect and the strengthening of the diversion effect. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01