216 Mass higher education, employment opportunities, and youth

Thursday, August 2, 2012: 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
NB 448 (Faculty of Economics)

RC34 Sociology of Youth (host committee)

Language: English
Session Organizer:
Vinod CHANDRA, University of Lucknow, India
How does the crisis affect employability insertion of university graduates in a context of high youth unemployment? (Oral Presentation)
Sandra FACHELLI, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain; Jordi PLANAS, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Effects of tuition fees and socioeconomic background on the educational decision for higher education (Oral Presentation)
Hans DIETRICH, Institue for employment research, Germany

Women in higher education in globalized India : The travails of inclusiveness and social equality (Oral Presentation)
Smita VERMA, Isabella Thoburn College, India

Higher education,youth unemployment and social justice in Sri Lanka (Oral Presentation)
Siri HETTIGE, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Mass higher education, employment opportunities and youth (Distributed Paper)
Arvind Narayan MISHRA, Department of Finance, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India

Occupational choice for personal vs. public benefit: Comparison of Soviet and post-Soviet youth cohorts (Distributed Paper)
Ieva KARKLINA, Primary author, Latvia; Aleksandrs ALEKSANDROVS, University of Latvia, Latvia; Ilze KOROLEVA, University of Latvia, Latvia

Youth transitions to adulthood in a globalized world: High- school graduates itineraries in Argentina 10 years later (Distributed Paper)
René BENDIT, Ludwig Maximilian Universität Munich, Germany; Ana MIRANDA, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO, Argentina; Agustina CORICA, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Argentina

Education, work and youth: Research and public policies in Brazil (Distributed Paper)
Maria Carla CORROCHANO, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil

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