Abstract

Focusing on the intergenerational educational association alone obscures discussions of downward and upward mobility and immobility patterns, which entail different life experiences and their potential consequences. Utilizing data on Israelis aged 25–32 years old over three periods, the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, during which tertiary education expanded dramatically, we examine if and how relative and absolute intergenerational educational mobility is shaped by educational expansion. Our results on relative mobility replicate findings about persistent inequality in educational opportunity. Persistent inequality, however, entails different mobility patterns for different sub-populations. For Jewish men and for Arabs, it mostly means educational reproduction patterns among non-graduates, while for Ashkenazi-Jews it means reproduction among the graduates. Likewise, whereas Mizrahi-Jews and Arabs have experienced mostly upward mobility, Ashkenazi-Jews have experienced an increase in downward mobility over time. Scholars and policy-makers should pay more attention to absolute mobility, as it can shape attitudes and behaviours.

摘要

仅关注代际教育协会会掩盖对向下和向上流动和不动模式的讨论，这会带来不同的生活经历及其潜在后果。利用 1980 年代、1990 年代和 2000 年代三个时期（高等教育急剧扩张的 1980 年代、1990 年代和 2000 年代）的 25-32 岁以色列人的数据，我们研究了相对和绝对代际教育流动是否以及如何受到教育扩张的影响。我们关于相对流动性的结果复制了关于教育机会持续不平等的发现。然而，持续的不平等导致不同亚群的流动模式不同。对于犹太男人和阿拉伯人来说，这主要是指非毕业生中的教育再生产模式，而对于德系犹太人来说，这意味着毕业生之间的繁殖。同样，虽然米兹拉希犹太人和阿拉伯人大多经历了向上流动，但德系犹太人随着时间的推移经历了向下流动的增加。学者和政策制定者应该更加关注绝对流动性，因为它可以塑造态度和行为。