INCHER-Kassel research colloquium: Institutional and social permeability of educational pathways to higher education

In Switzerland, Universities of Applied Sciences, Universities of Teacher Education and two new vocationally oriented school programs that provide access to higher education were implemented since the mid-1990s. The respective reforms aimed at opening up new pathways to, and at reducing social inequalities in the access to higher education. We ask how the institutional permeability of the different pathways has impacted on social inequalities in university access. We analyze longitudinal register data to model educational transitions for the 2012 cohort of upper secondary graduates (N=8'925). Results show that social inequality in higher education access is significantly mediated by pathway-specific social composition and institutional permeability.

Professor Dr. Christian Imdorf, Institute of Sociology and Leibniz Research Centre for Science and Society, Leibniz Universität Hannover

This event is expected to take place exclusively online - as a ZOOM conference. If a hybrid event (online and presence) is possible, this will be communicated in good time.

Dial-in information for Zoom participation via koch@incher.uni-kassel.de