Between Idealism and Pragmatism: Social Policies and Matthew Effect in Vocational Education and Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Switzerland

Since the mid-1970s, research shows that less-disadvantaged individuals more frequently access social policy schemes when compared to their more-disadvantaged counterparts, a phenomenon called the Matthew effect. Through two indepth case studies, based on 60 semi-directive interviews, and document a...

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Main Author: Pisoni, Delia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2018
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 289-300
Further subjects:B Matthew effect
B disadvantaged youth
B Education
B Welfare
B Vocational Education and Training
B Social Policy
B Switzerland
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