Transitions to post-compulsory education of foreign and immigrant pupils in Switzerland in time of the COVID-19 crisis

Diplôme Master Transitions to post-compulsory education of foreign and immigrant pupils in Switzerland in time of the COVID-19 crisis eng 2025-01-17 author Zanolin Jil 907636 director Studer Matthias 0000-0002-6269-1412 511630 Service enseignement, recherche, administratif et technique (SdS) (SCSPS) author Gomensoro Andrés Ricardo 587591 Institut de démographie et socioéconomie (SdS) (IDESO) <p>To account for the disruption brought about by the COVID-19 crisis, this paper explores its impact on students’ pathways after compulsory education, as this transition is a key step in the Swiss schooling system. As in most European countries, foreign and/or migrant students in Switzerland are more likely to experience non-linear school trajectories which can negatively affect their educational access and professional opportunities. The effect of immigration backgrounds on the transition from lower to upper secondary school is thus thoroughly assessed. We further explore whether the inequalities faced by pupils with a migrant background were strengthened by the COVID-19 crisis as they were with previous societal, systemic, or cyclical crisis. Using administrative data, we study educational pathways over 2 years, starting from the end of mandatory school. Relying on a typology of these trajectories, we compare and describe the differences between three cohorts who completed their compulsory schooling in the spring of 2017, 2019 and 2020. Results show that pupils favour institutional options in times of crisis and an overall stability of the VET system. We find evidence of migrations background effects, with strong differences amongst foreign nationalities and residency permits. This study contributes to understanding the diversity migration backgrounds and offers insight into the persistent disadvantages that afflict certain minorities.</p> COVID-19 Dewey 304.6/305.3/306 Master en socioéconomie 195 Institut de démographie et de socioéconomie TH false 674cc36b-30e3-430b-bf11-fafe500fa39b Master thesis Public MemoireMasterSocioEco_Zanolin_Jil.pdf 49380520 application/pdf 0de9dbb4bb5a5208b0fa1d2a286376ae5c6b2b48c6394e1843d1936e292bca49 openAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de démographie et de socioéconomie

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