The Moray House School of Education
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures
You are in The School of Education » Research » Themes & Projects » Theme 3 » Project

The Moray House School of Education
Research - Themes & Projects

Theme 3 Project 3

Project title Social Mobility

Lead researcher

Dr Cristina Iannelli (Education & Society, School of Education) University of Edinburgh

Other researchers

Professor Lindsay Paterson (Education & Society, School of Education) University of Edinburgh

Keywords

Social mobility

Abstract

This is a study of social mobility in Scotland, comparing it with the results of the international study of social mobility directed by Professor Richard Breen of Nuffield College Oxford. The main data sources are the Scottish Household Survey and the British Household Panel Study.
.

Publications

Iannelli, C. and Paterson , L. (2003), 'Education and social mobility in Scotland', paper presented at the Nuffield College Sociology seminars, 22nd January.

Paterson, L., Iannelli, C., Bechhofer, F. and McCrone, D., (2004), 'Social class and social opportunity', ch.6 in Paterson, L., Bechhofer, F. and McCrone, D., Living in Scotland, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 80-104.

Start /end date

2002 - 2004

Funder /amount

ESRC
.

 


Back to top | School homepage | School contacts
Unless stated otherwise, all material is copyright The University of Edinburgh

Page last updated: Monday, 07-Sep-2009 13:21:08 BST
For problems with this page please contact Web Support