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Kosyakova, Yuliya; Gerber, Theodore P. – Sociology of Education, 2019
Adult education influences how labor market opportunities are structured in the later life course. We propose a theoretical framework for understanding the stratifying role of adult education resting on the distinction between two forms of adult education--upgrading and sidestepping: Resources, incentives, and selection processes systematically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Educational History, Educational Change
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Gerber, Theodore P. – Sociology of Education, 2000
Expands an earlier study of educational stratification in Russia by analyzing cohorts who completed their education during the late-Soviet and post-Soviet years, when enrollments contracted. Provides information on the Russian educational system and discusses enrollment contraction and educational inequality. Presents and discusses the results.…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational History, Enrollment, Equal Education