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Between Idealism and Pragmatism: Social Policies and Matthew Effect in Vocational Education and Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Switzerland
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Abstract 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... mehr
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 analysis, this study aims to more fully understand the mechanisms leading to a Matthew effect in Swiss Vocational Education and Training (VET) programmes for disadvantaged youth. Indeed, education is key to post-industrial labour markets access, and VET appears to facilitate schoolto-work transitions. A Matthew effect in this policy field might thus lead to particularly detrimental repercussions, and public authorities should be especially eager to contain it. Nevertheless, findings show that, under certain conditions, decision-makers push frontline-workers into cream-skimming practices, causing a Matthew effect. Additionally, structural challenges also lead to a Matthew effect, highlighting the general difficulty of the very mandate: (re-)inserting highly disadvantaged individuals into selective markets. Indeed, in contexts of tight public budgets, service oriented modern Welfare States tread a fine line between empowering and prioritising beneficiaries. Dealing with complex target groups, it seems crucial whether the rationale driving public authorities is more oriented towards credit-claiming or problem-solving: the former increasing and the latter decreasing the incidence of Matthew effects.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Idealismus; Schweiz; Berufsbildung; Jugend; Benachteiligung; Wohlfahrtsstaat
Klassifikation
Allgemeines, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Methoden, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Sozialpolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Matthew effect; Switzerland; Vocational Education and Training; disadvantaged youth; education; social policy; welfare
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2018
Seitenangabe
S. 289-300
Zeitschriftentitel
Social Inclusion, 6 (2018) 3
Heftthema
Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups: On the Margins of the Welfare State?
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i3.1515
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)