The Risk of Downward Mobility in Educational Attainment

1. Introduction: Social mobility perspective and intergenerational downward mobility in educational attainment
Sophie Hahn

2. Research on intergenerational mobility
Sophie Hahn

3. Theoretical approaches: The life-course perspective and rational-choice-based theories of educational decisions
Sophie Hahn

4. Data: The sub-study Adult Education and Lifelong Learning of the National Educational Panel Study
Sophie Hahn

5. Empirical analysis 1: Educational downward mobility over time in Germany
Sophie Hahn

6. Empirical analysis 2: Re-entering the academic pathway after starting vocational training in Germany
Sophie Hahn

7. Empirical analysis 3: Access to tertiary education and dropout in Germany
Sophie Hahn

8. Intergenerational downward mobility in educational attainment in Germany: Summary of the main results and conclusions
Sophie Hahn

Keywords: Social Sciences, Sociology of Education, Social Structure, Social Inequality