Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Research Group Education and Work (GRET) , belonging to the Department of Sociology-UAB, was founded in 1987. It develops research projects in three main topics:
a) Youth transitions: research on training and labor pathways made by young people, in particular early school leavers or young people engaged in vocational training schemes.
b) Higher education studies: research on university students pathways, in access, drop out, learning and professional careers.
c) Education, work and social inequalities: research on training and labor market, changes in competences supply and demand, and the impact on equity and equality of opportunities.
GRET develops basic research and also applied research, in partnership with public bodies, social partners and educational community stakeholders, in order to improve the individual and collective social and educational opportunities. The analysis and assessment of public policy is a common background, particularly in the field of educational policy, for instance the fighting early school leavers programs, the promotion of vocational training or the higher education reforms.
Directed by:
Rafael Merino Pareja
Research lines
- Research lines:
- Transició de l'escola obligatòria a la postobligatòria
- Itineraris de formació professional
- Itineraris complexos a l'ensenyament superior
- Formació i ocupació
- Polítiques de joventut, educació i treball
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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CHANGES AND DISCONTINUITIES IN EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORIES. SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Merino Pareja, R. (Principal Investigator), Troiano Goma, H. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Planas Coll, J. (Collaborator), Sellarès Gómez, B. (Collaborator), Valls Casas, O. (Collaborator), Duart, J. M. (Investigator), Elias Andreu, M. (Investigator), Garcia-Gràcia, M. (Investigator), LUBIÁN GRAÑA, C. (Investigator) & Langa Rosado, D. (Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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LINEup: LINEup - Longitudinal data for INequalities in Education
Merino Pareja, R. (Principal Investigator), Garcia-Gràcia, M. (Investigator) & Troiano Goma, H. (Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/01/27
Project: International research project
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COMPLEX TRAJECTORIES: Promoting students' successful trajectories in Higher Education Institutions (face-to-face and online)
Troiano Goma, H. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/20 → 31/07/23
Project: International educational programme
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Abandonos educativos en las transiciones post obligatorias: El peso de los resultados educativos desde la interseccionalidad
García Gracia, M., Merino Pareja, R. & Sánchez Guerrero, L., 2026, In: Revista de Investigación Educativa. 44, p. 140-162 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Impacto percibido de las prácticas laborales en la adquisición de competencias y las expectativas de jóvenes en situación de vulnerabilidad
Palomares Montero, D., Merino Pareja, R. & Alarcón, X., 2026, In: Revista de Investigación Educativa. 44, p. 163-185 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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¿Derivar o ir a la deriva? Jóvenes en transición entre institutos de educación secundaria y escuelas de segunda oportunidad
Translated title of the contribution :To derive or to drift? Youth in transition between secondary education institutes and second chance schools Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Student theses
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La intersectorialidad en los programas de fortalecimiento y desarrollo de la joventud
Gaspar Portillo, A. E. (Author), Merino Pareja, R. (Co-director), 1 Jun 2022Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Joves migrants sols, joventuts entre dos mons
Garriga, A. (Author), Merino Pareja, R. (Tutor), 9 Jul 2021Student thesis: Dissertation (TFM)
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Estratègies d'accés a la universitat i origen social. L'adaptació de l'estudiant al seu perfil socioeconòmic i al context institucional com a font de diferenciació educativa
Torrents Vila, D. (Author), Troiano Goma, H. (Director), 3 Apr 2017Student thesis: Doctoral thesis