Lara Landolt
PhD Student
University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Research Interests
Geographies of Education and Youth, Urban Inequalities, Educational Transitions, Governmentality, Education Policy, Marketization, Ethnography
Research Projects
Young People’s Experiences at the Selective Educational Transition to Gymnasium in Zurich and the Role of Supplementary Education
Educational transitions can have a significant impact on young people’s future educational trajectories and professional careers. In my research, I am interested in the interfaces between the social inequalities and marketization processes at the educational transition to Gymnasium in Zurich. I am also interested in the impact of education policy on the lives of young people at this transition. To explore this, I draw on an ethnography with eight students aged 13–15 during and after their preparation for the highly selective standardized entrance examination to Gymnasium. Through my research, I hope to increase our understanding of the impact of this educational transition on the lives of young people and their families. I also hope to provide insight into the social inequalities this transition reproduces by unpacking the challenges students face at this transition. With these insights, I aim to contribute to an informed debate to critically guide and actively shape educational transitions for the benefit of future generations of students.
Links to Published Works:
L. Landolt & I. Bauer. Children’s technologies of the self within Neoliberal Governmentality at the Educational Transition to Gymnasium in Zurich. Children’s Geographies, submitted.