Making the transition : education and labor market entry in Central and Eastern Europe / edited by Irena Kogan, Clemens Noelke, and Michael Gebel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social transformation and education systems in Central and Eastern Europe / Clemens Noelke and Walter Müller -- 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 Koucký, and Jan Kovařovic -- Screens and credentials : education and labor market entry in Croatia in the early 2000s / Teo Matković -- Delayed transition : education and labor market entry in Serbia / Irena Kogan -- Better times? : education and labor market entry in Slovenia after socialism / Angela Ivančič, Miroljub Ignjatović, and Maja Škafar -- Education and labor market entry in transition : the case of Hungary / Erzsébet Bukodi and Péter Róbert -- 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 Bühler 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.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

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