Steffen Schindler

PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY

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Office: Feldkirchenstr. 21, Room: F21/01.01, 96052 Bamberg, Germany
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E-Mail: steffen.schindler(at)uni-bamberg.de
Phone: +49 (0)951/863-2415
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Pillar 2: Educational and Social Inequality Across the Entire Life Course
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// CURRENT POSITIONS

Professor of Sociology with Focus on Education and Work in the Life Course
Faculty Member of the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences

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// SUPERVISION

Professor Dr. Steffen Schindler is particularly interested in supervising doctoral students in the fields of social inequalities in education and their social mechanisms, labour market returns to education or the impact of education on social mobility.

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// RESEARCH

His research interests comprise the mechanisms that account for social inequalities in educational attainment, the impact of institutional structures on educational inequalities, and the linkage between education and labour market returns.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

The Role of Educational Upgrading in the Formation of Social Inequality

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// SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Schindler, S., Bar-Haim, E., Barone, C., Birkelund, J. F., Boliver, V., Capsada-Munsech, Q., Erola, J., Facchini, M., Feniger, Y., Heiskala, L., Herbaut, E., Ichou, M., Karlson, K. B., Kleinert, C., Reimer, D., Traini, C., Triventi, M., & Vallet, L.-A. (2023). Educational tracking and social inequalities in long-term labor market outcomes: Six countries in comparison. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 1–24.

Schindler, S., & Bittmann, F. R. (2023). Alternative Routes to Higher Education Eligibility: Inclusion, Diversion and Social Inequality on the Way to Higher Education. In S. Weinert, G. Bloßfeld, & H.-P. Blossfeld (Eds.), Education, Competence Development and Career Trajectories: Analysing Data of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) (pp. 205–223). Springer International Publishing.

Schindler, S., & Bittmann, F. (2021). Diversion or Inclusion?: Alternative Routes to Higher Education Eligibility and Inequality in Educational Attainment in Germany. European Sociological Review, 37(6), 972–986

Further Publications of Professor Schindler can be found here.

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Professor Schindler's website at the Chair for Sociology.

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