Does the Structural Organisation of Lower-Secondary Education in Switzerland Influence Students’ Opportunities of Transition to Upper- Secondary Education? A Multilevel Analysis

Authors

  • Katja Scharenberg University of Education Freiburg image/svg+xml
  • Karin Wohlgemuth Statistik Aargau, Kanton Aargau
  • Sandra Hupka-Brunner University of Bern image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2017-0004

Keywords:

educational trajectories, education systems, structural model, Switzerland, multilevel modelling

Abstract

The Swiss cantonal education systems account for the structural organisation of lower-secondary education (streamed, cooperative or integrated models). We examined whether structural cantonal variations affect students’ transition to upper-secondary education. Analyses drew on data from the TREE study. Multilevel logistic regression analyses indicated that students in cantons with a cooperative or integrated model had, by trend, a higher chance of gaining access to upper-secondary education. The effect was confounded with the language regions.

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Issue 1

Section

Articles

Number

6388

Language

English

Published

2017-02-28