Vol. 30 No. 3 (2022)

CLIMBING THE SOCIAL LADDER: THE ROLE OF EDUCATION

Authors

  • Ms. Wafi Ahmed Khan

Keywords:

education, social mobility, upward mobility, socio-economic status, policies

Abstract

The transition of a person or group from one social class or economic level to a higher-ranking one is referred to as social mobility. This can happen on an individual or collective level. When discussing the process of increasing social mobility, it is usual practise to highlight education as a crucial component of this process. This is owing to the fact that education has the potential to provide people with the knowledge and skills necessary to compete for jobs that pay better and improve their socio-economic standing. The ability to rise in one's social class is investigated in this study article as it relates to one's educational achievement and how it can affect that ability. It opens with a review of the past research that has been done on the subject and includes studies that have studied the function that education plays in aiding social mobility as a means of moving up in the social hierarchy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential roadblocks to social mobility that may be encountered by disadvantaged populations. This study emphasizes the fact that individuals with higher levels of education are more likely to experience upward social mobility and also reflects the fact that individuals with higher levels of education are more likely to experience economic mobility. The purpose of this study is to highlight the fact that individuals with higher levels of education are more likely to experience upward social mobility and economic mobility. The implications that these findings have for the decision-makers in the educational policymaking process will be discussed in the concluding section of the study. It suggests that efforts to promote social mobility should focus on increasing access to high-quality education, particularly for disadvantaged groups, and that policies aimed at reducing barriers to higher education may be particularly effective in facilitating upward mobility.

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Published

2022-12-28

How to Cite

Central European Management Journal, 30(3), Retrieved from https://journals.kozminskicem-j.com/index.php/pl_cemj.index.html

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