| Edition |
1st edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 297 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Comparative social research ; volume 31
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Comparative social research (Emerald Group Publishing) ; v. 31.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Gender Segregation in Vocational Education; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; List of reviewers; Editorial Board; Preface; Gender Segregation in Vocational Education: Introduction; Gender Segregation in VET and Social Inequality; About the Volume; What Do We Know about Gender Segregation in Vocational Education?; Level and Type of Education; Comparative Studies; Change over Time; Institutional Level Mechanisms; Classifications of Educational Systems; New Insights on Institutional Level Mechanisms; Individual Level Mechanisms from a Life Course Perspective. |
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Concluding RemarksNotes; Acknowledgements; References; Part I: International Comparisons; Gender Inequalities at Labour Market Entry: A Comparative View from the eduLIFE Project; Introduction; Research Objectives and Theoretical Arguments; Research Objectives; Theoretical Arguments and Expectations; Research Design; Comparative Approach; Data and Variables; Methods; Empirical Results; Horizontal Segregation; Vertical Gender Inequalities: Wages and Authority; Vertical Gender Inequalities: Occupational Prestige and Skill Level; The Role of Education and Occupations for Vertical Inequalities. |
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The Relationship between Horizontal Differentiation and Vertical Gender Inequalities in the First JobDiscussion and Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgements; References; Vocational Training and Gender Segregation Across Europe; Introduction; Theoretical Background and Hypotheses; The Structure of VET Systems; Women's and Men's Situation in the Labour Market and in Society; Data, Operationalisation and Methods; Data; Definition of Variables; Core Variables on the Micro and Macro Level; Control Variables; Method and Analytical Strategy; Results. |
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Cross-National and Gender-Specific Differences of VET SystemsBivariate Findings; Multivariate Findings; Conclusion and Discussion; Notes; References; Appendix; Educational Systems and Gender Segregation in Education: A Three-Country Comparison of Germany, Norway and Canada; Introduction; Horizontal Gender Segregation in Vocational Education and Training: Theoretical Considerations; Institutional Dimensions and Policy Principles of Educational Systems; Educational Offer and Gendered Choice of Programmes; Educational Achievement and Gendered Choice of Vocational Programmes. |
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Comparing the Educational Systems of Germany, Norway and CanadaGermany; Norway; Canada; Research Design, Data and Variables; Data; Variables; Academic Achievement in Lower Secondary School; Information on the Vocational Orientation of the Educational Programmes; Control variables; Strategy of Analysis; Results; Gender Type of Educational Programme by Educational Offers; Factors behind the Enrolment in Gender-Segregated Educational Programmes; Discussion and Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix. |
| Summary |
This book investigates the contexts of gender segregation in vocational education (VET) from a cross-national, comparative perspective. It tackles questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educational choice and opportunity structures. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Vocational education -- Europe.
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Vocational education. |
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Europe. |
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Sex differences in education -- Europe.
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Sex differences in education. |
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Labor market -- Europe.
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Labor market. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Imdorf, Christian, editor.
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Hegna, Kristinn, editor.
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Reisel, Liza, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Imdorf, Christian. Gender Segregation in Vocational Education. Bradford : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ©2015 9781785603471 |
| ISBN |
9781785603464 (electronic book) |
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1785603469 (electronic book) |
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1785603477 |
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9781785603471 |
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9781785603471 |
| Standard No. |
40025571861 |
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