This chapter proposes a novel sequential mixed-method design that brings together the strengths of sequence analysis (SA) and qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). Both methods rely on an epistemological framework that combines analytical and holistic elements: they share the notion of...

Compared to girls, boys are more at risk of early school leaving. However, it is unclear whether gender differences are driven by push factors, which alienate students from the school system, or pull factors, which attract them out of it. This paper examines gender differences in early school...

L'articolo esplora le condizioni lavorative dei giovani early school leavers in Italia in un periodo caratterizzato da una prolungata crisi economica e da un processo di dequalificazione della struttura occupazionale. Le analisi empiriche, basate sulle ondate 2005 e 2014 dell'indagine...

Education is increasingly seen as a substitute for social policy, but opportunities for skill development vary by social background and educational institutions are not neutral in this respect. While previous research has extensively examined how schooling affects skills distribution, the role...

Per effetto di molteplici processi tecnologici, demografici, culturali e globali, il lavoro sta trasformandosi nelle forme e significati; la pandemia da Covid-19 ha inoltre mostrato che, in determinate condizioni, queste trasformazioni possono conoscere improvvise accelerazioni. È aumentata la...

This paper presents a comparative examination of educational underachievement of second-generation immigrants in Western Europe near the end of compulsory schooling, based on the 2006-2009 waves of the PISA survey. We propose a measure for migrant educational penalty revealing the relative...

Per effetto di molteplici processi tecnologici, demografici, culturali e globali, il lavoro sta trasformandosi nelle forme e significati; la pandemia da Covid-19 ha inoltre mostrato che, in determinate condizioni, queste trasformazioni possono conoscere improvvise accelerazioni. È aumentata la...

Education is increasingly seen as a substitute for social policy, but opportunities for skill development vary by social background and educational institutions are not neutral in this respect. While previous research has extensively examined how schooling affects skills distribution, the role...

Using a mixed-method design, this study explores the heterogeneity in employment trajectories before and after the transition to lone parenthood in Switzerland. First, we perform sequence and cluster analysis on data from the Swiss Household panel to identify typical employment trajectories...