Making the Transition

Abstract

After the breakdown of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, the role of education systems in preparing students for the 'real world' changed. 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. The contents are as follows: Social transformation and education systems in Central and Eastern Europe / Clemens Noelke and Walter Muller; The transition from school to work in Central and Eastern Europe: theory and methodology / Michael Gebel and Clemens Noelke; Hard times for the less educated: education and labor market entry in East Germany after reunification / Michael Gebel; Education and labor market entry in the Czech Republic / Martin Zelenka, Jan Koucky, and Jan Kovarovic; Screens and credentials: education and labor market entry in Croatia in the early 2000s / Teo Matkovic; Delayed transition: education and labor market entry in Serbia / Irena Kogan; Better times?: education and labor market entry in Slovenia after socialism / Angela Ivancic, Miroljub Ignjatovic, and Maja Skafar; Education and labor market entry in transition: the case of Hungary / Erzsebet Bukodi and Peter Robert; Does horizontal differentiation make any difference?: heterogeneity of educational degrees and labor market entry in Poland / Anna Baranowska; Education and labor market entry in Estonia: closing doors for those without tertiary education / Ellu Saar and Marge Unt; When higher education pays off: education and labor market entry in Ukraine / Michael Gebel and Irena Kogan; Institutional change and the transition from school to work in Russia / Christoph Buhler and Dirk Konietzka; Comparative analysis of social transformation, education systems, and school-to-work transitions in Central and Eastern Europe / Irena Kogan, Clemens Noelke, and Michael Gebel.