Irena Kogan, Clemens Noelke, and Michael Gebel  
  Making the Transition vergrößerte Ansicht in neuem Fenster  
  Education and Labor Market Entry in Central and Eastern Europe  
  Studies in Social Inequality  
  432 p., Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2011  
 

ISBN: 978-0-8047-7590-8

 

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Abstract

After the breakdown of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, the role of education systems in preparing students for the "real world" changed. Though young people were freed from coercive state institutions, the shift to capitalism made the transition from school to work much more precarious and increased inequality in early career outcomes. This volume provides the first large-scale analysis of the impact social transformation has had on young people in their transition from school to work in Central and Eastern European countries.
Written by local experts, the book examines the process for those entering the workforce under socialism, during the turbulent transformation years, in the early 2000s, and today. It considers both the risks and opportunities that have emerged, and reveals how they are distributed across social groups. Only by studying these changes can we better understand the long-term impact of socialism and post-socialist transformation on the problems young people in this part of the world are facing today.

Contents:

List of Tables and Figures
Contributors
Preface

CHAPTER ONE
Social Transformation and Education Systems in Central and Eastern Europe
Clemens Noelke and Walter Müller

CHAPTER TWO
The Transition from School to Work in Central and Eastern Europe: Theory and Methodology
Michael Gebel and Clemens Noelke

CHAPTER THREE
Hard Times for the Less Educated: Education and Labor Market Entry in East Germany After Reunification
Michael Gebel

CHAPTER FOUR
Education and Labor Market Entry in the Czech Republic
Martin Zelenka, Jan Koucký, and Jan Kovarovic

CHAPTER FIVE
Screens and Credentials: Education and Labor Market Entry in Croatia in the Early 2000s
Teo Matkovic

CHAPTER SlX
Delayed Transition: Education and Labor Market Entry in Serbia
lrena Kogan

CHAPTER SEVEN
Better Times? Education and Labor Market Entry in Slovenia After Socialism
Angela Ivancic, Miroljub Ignjatovic, and Maja Skafar

CHAPTER EIGHT
Education and Labor Market Entry in Transition: The Case of Hungary
Erzsébet Bukodi and Péter Róbert

CHAPTER NlNE
Does Horizontal Differentiation Make Any Difference? Heterogeneity of Educational Degrees and Labor Market Entry in Poland
Anna Baranowska

CHAPTER TEN
Education and Labor Market Entry in Estonia: Closing Doors for Those Without Tertiary Education
Ellu Saar and Marge Unt

CHAPTER ELEVEN
When Higher Education Pays Off: Education and Labor Market Entry in Ukraine
Michael Gebet and Irena Kogan

CHAPTER TWELVE
Institutional Change and the Transition from School to Work in Russia
Christoph Bühler and Dirk Konietzka

CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Comparative Analysis of Social Transformation, Education Systems, and School-to-Work Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe
Irena Kogan, Clemens Noelke, and Michael Gebel

Notes
References
Index