Purpose

This study used data from the General Social Survey (2011) to examine the trends in intergenerational educational mobility in Canada for the 1940–1989 birth cohorts. To this end, the purpose of this study is to focus on the relationship between mothers' education and children's education.

Design/methodology/approach

The study estimated intergenerational regression and correlation coefficients and several mobility indices, namely, the Prais–Shorrocks index, immobility index, upward mobility index and downward mobility index.

Findings

The study found considerable gender differences with respect to the trends in these coefficients and indices. The study found that, over the period of study, the correlation coefficient slightly increased for sons while it decreased for daughters. The Prais–Shorrocks index, immobility index, upward mobility index and downward mobility index show that educational mobility has increased for daughters while that of sons has decreased over time. Finally, the relative educational opportunities indicators also suggest a similar result that educational mobility has increased for the daughters while it fell for the sons.

Originality/value

A number of studies used Canadian data to examine intergenerational educational mobility. However, no study particularly focused on the relationship between mothers' education and children's education. In recent years, women's labor force participation rate and employment rate increased significantly. Thus, it will be interesting to see how mothers' education is related to children's education in Canada.

中文翻译：

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母女俩：加拿大的代际传教

目的

这项研究使用了《一般社会调查》（2011年）中的数据，研究了1940-1989年出生人群在加拿大的代际教育流动性趋势。为此，本研究的目的是关注母亲教育与儿童教育之间的关系。

设计/方法/方法

该研究估计了代际回归和相关系数以及几个流动性指数，即Prais-Shorrocks指数，固定性指数，向上流动性指数和向下流动性指数。

发现

研究发现，就这些系数和指数的趋势而言，性别差异很大。研究发现，在研究期间，儿子的相关系数略有增加，而女儿的相关系数却有所下降。Prais-Shorrocks指数，固定性指数，向上流动性指数和向下流动性指数显示，随着时间的流逝，女儿的教育流动性增加，而儿子的教育流动性下降。最后，相对的受教育机会指标也表明了类似的结果：女儿的教育流动性增加了，而儿子的教育流动性下降了。

创意/价值

许多研究使用加拿大的数据来检验代际教育流动性。但是，没有研究特别关注母亲教育与儿童教育之间的关系。近年来，妇女的劳动力参与率和就业率显着提高。因此，在加拿大，了解母亲的教育与孩子的教育之间的关系将是一件很有趣的事情。