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Conceptualising transitions from vocational to higher education: bringing together Bourdieu and Bernstein (2019)
Journal Article
Katartzi, E., & Hayward, G. (2020). Conceptualising transitions from vocational to higher education: bringing together Bourdieu and Bernstein. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41(3), 299-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2019.1707065

In this paper we provide a framework for conceptualising transitions from Vocational Education and Training (VET) programmes to Higher Education (HE), by bringing together Bourdieu’s and Bernstein’s theoretical approaches with the view to attend to t... Read More about Conceptualising transitions from vocational to higher education: bringing together Bourdieu and Bernstein.

Transitions to higher education: the case of students with vocational background (2019)
Journal Article
Katartzi, E., & Hayward, G. (2020). Transitions to higher education: the case of students with vocational background. Studies in Higher Education, 45(12), 2371-2381. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1610866

The paper examines the ways transitions to Higher Education are experienced and narrated by students with Vocational qualifications. Drawing upon the mixed-method project that documented transitions to HE, we utilise interview data to illustrate the... Read More about Transitions to higher education: the case of students with vocational background.

Young migrants’ narratives of collective identifications and belonging (2017)
Journal Article
Katartzi, E. (2018). Young migrants’ narratives of collective identifications and belonging. Childhood, 25(1), 34-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568217729191

The article sheds light on the intricate relationship between migration, ‘identity’ and belonging by focusing on young migrants in the context of Greek society. Based upon a qualitative study of youth identities, the key objective is to examine their... Read More about Young migrants’ narratives of collective identifications and belonging.

Unpacking Young People’s National Identities: The Role of Ethno-cultural and Religious Allegiances, History and ‘Others’ (2017)
Journal Article
Katartzi, E. (2018). Unpacking Young People’s National Identities: The Role of Ethno-cultural and Religious Allegiances, History and ‘Others’. Young, 26(3), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1177/1103308817713825

The article examines the intricacies implicated in the narration of young people’s national identities by shedding light on intersecting allegiances and on the role that perceived ‘others’ play in their accounts of nationhood. Based upon a qualitativ... Read More about Unpacking Young People’s National Identities: The Role of Ethno-cultural and Religious Allegiances, History and ‘Others’.

Youth, family and education: exploring the Greek case of parentocracy (2017)
Journal Article
Katartzi, E. (2017). Youth, family and education: exploring the Greek case of parentocracy. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 26(3), 310-325. https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2017.1300067

Based on a qualitative study conducted in austerity-stricken Greece, the paper provides a micro-level exploration of the mechanics of intergenerational transmission of (dis)advantage. Utilising the Bourdieusian toolbox, the paper enquires into famili... Read More about Youth, family and education: exploring the Greek case of parentocracy.

Unpacking Young Migrants’ Collective Identities: The Case of Ethnonational Identifications and Belonging (2017)
Journal Article
Katartzi, E. (2017). Unpacking Young Migrants’ Collective Identities: The Case of Ethnonational Identifications and Belonging. Children & Society, 31(6), 452-462. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12219

Based on a qualitative study of youth identities in Greece, the paper unpacks the dynamic processes of ethnonational (dis)identification and belonging that Albanian young migrants are implicated in. Analysis of in‐depth interviews illustrates how rac... Read More about Unpacking Young Migrants’ Collective Identities: The Case of Ethnonational Identifications and Belonging.