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Personal Statement
Markus Klein is a Senior Lecturer in Human Development and Education Policy in the School of Education. He previously was a research fellow for the Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN) at the University of Edinburgh (2013-2015) and, in 2013, completed his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Mannheim. He is a Life Course Research Affiliate at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, University of Queensland.
Using quantitative methods and secondary data analysis, his research deals with the mechanisms for social inequality across the life course.
Together with Dr Edward Sosu (Strathclyde) he recently commenced an ESRC funded research into the role of school absenteeism in the poverty-attainment gap.
He is the Course Leader for the MEd Education Studies (part-time).
For more information see his webpage.
He supervises in the areas of educational inequality, social mobility, education policy, returns to education, comparative research and child development.
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Projects 2017 2020
SURE: School and University Research Enquiry
Sosu, E., Firth, J. W., Beck, A., Klein, M., Donohoe, C., McGavigan, H. & Martin, P.
1/06/17 → …
Project: Research
Research Output 2008 2020
Inequality of educational opportunity in East and West Germany: convergence or continued differences?
Klein, M., Barg, K. & Kühhirt, M., 10 Jan 2019, In : Sociological Science. 6, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
German Democratic Republic (GDR)
educational opportunity
reunification
Federal Republic of Germany
economic system
Parental education, television exposure, and children's early cognitive, language and behavioral development
Kühhirt, M. & Klein, M., 16 Nov 2019, In : Social Science Research. 86, 39 p., 102391.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities 2016 2019
Who is Missing Out on School? Exploring Socioeconomic Inequalities in School Absenteeism
Markus Klein (Speaker)4 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
School absenteeism and educational attainment: Is missing-out on school more detrimental to students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds?
Markus Klein (Speaker)25 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation