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  • Sociology
  • Education Policy
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Educational participation and attainment have diversified significantly over the last 50 years.
  • Increased use of assessments, testing, and electronic data sources has improved educational data availability.
  • Official school transcripts are now a durable and accessible record of educational history.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in measuring education and skills relevant to social mobility monitoring.
  • To discuss the potential challenges and opportunities in utilizing new data sources for social mobility research.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on educational measurement and social mobility.
  • Analysis of various dimensions for measuring educational concepts: credentials, school quality, curriculum, and skills.
  • Examination of data sources, focusing on school transcripts and administrative records.

Main Results:

  • Educational measurement is multifaceted, encompassing credentials, school quality, curriculum, and skill acquisition.
  • School transcripts and administrative records offer robust, long-term data for social mobility analysis.
  • Heterogeneity in educational patterns necessitates sophisticated measurement approaches.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate measurement of education and skills is crucial for effective social mobility monitoring.
  • Leveraging administrative data and school transcripts presents a promising avenue for future research.
  • Addressing measurement challenges is key to advancing our understanding of social mobility dynamics.