essay

Some aspects of 'over-education' in modern Greece

regional variation in modern greece and cyprus : toward a perspective on the ethnography of greece • 268 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 419-428

By: Tsoukalas, C..

Abstract

In this paper, Tsoukalas examines the causes and consequences of 'over-education' in Greece. Compared to other European countries, Greece has the highest rate of enrollment in post-secondary institutions, a high ratio of population with advanced degrees, the highest percentage of law and social science degrees, and lowest percentage of technology and science degrees. According to Tsoukalas, two major reasons for over-education are i) Greece's particular integration into the world capitalist economy, which favors a large service sector and unproductive occupations; and ii) a long history of social mobility based on higher education whose institutions were paid for by a wealthy overseas comprador class.

HRAF PubDate

2003

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Southeastern Europe

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Social Scientist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 2002

Field Date

Not Specified

Coverage Date

1830-1967

Coverage Place

Greece

Notes

C. Tsoukalas

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

75045339

LCSH

Greece