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Interactions between educational lifecycle and transition to adulthood: A proposal for a new questionnaire
Elsa Ortiz-Ávila1, Daniel Devolder2
1Institute of Social Science and Human Studies, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Pachuca de Soto, Mexico.
Advances in Life Course Research
|January 18, 2023
Summary
This study addresses limitations in educational data for analyzing adult transitions. It proposes new survey questions to capture detailed educational histories, improving research on life events.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Demography
- Educational Research
Background:
- Traditional surveys provide limited educational data, hindering analysis of life transitions.
- Incomplete educational histories obscure study completion, satisfaction, and interruptions.
- This limits understanding of how education influences key adulthood events.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of incomplete educational information on analyzing adulthood transitions.
- To propose a novel set of survey questions for comprehensive educational history reconstruction.
- To enhance the collection and utility of detailed educational data in research.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of problems arising from simplified educational data.
- Development of a new questionnaire for detailed educational history.
- Empirical analysis using Fertility and Family Surveys (FFS) data from 12 European countries.
Main Results:
- Current data collection methods oversimplify educational paths.
- Proposed questions aim to maximize useful information on study level, duration, and interruptions.
- FFS data allowed for the reconstruction of complete educational cycles for analysis.
Conclusions:
- Detailed educational histories are crucial for understanding adulthood transitions.
- The proposed questionnaire offers a practical solution for collecting richer educational data.
- Improved data collection will advance research on the education-behavior nexus.
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