In his lecture, Prof. Dr. Sebastian T. Braun presented his findings that academic and professional achievements across generations are more consistent than experts had previously assumed. In contrast to previous approaches, Braun bases this statement on the observation of educational trajectories of up to four generations in Germany.

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The award for the best publication based on NEPS data was given to Prof. Dr. Steffen Hillmert, Tübingen University, Dr. Andreas Hartung, formerly Tübingen University, and Dr. Katarina Weßling, Maastricht University. They examined the phenomenon of the dissolution of the local labor market and its relevance for inequalities in the transition to vocational training („A Decomposition of Local Labour-Market Conditions and Their Relevance for Inequalities in Transitions to Vocational Training“). To achieve this, they developed an analysis model to enable a systematic differentiation between long-term changes, short-term fluctuations and structural regional differences in labor market conditions.

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The outstanding scientific quality and structural logic of the poster by Lisa Ehrtmann, LIfBi, Dr. Ilka Wolter, also LIfBi, and Prof. Dr. Bettina Hannover, FU Berlin, convinced the jury of representatives from various disciplines of the National Education Panel Study. The award-winning poster illustrated “The Interrelatedness of Gender-Stereotypical Interest Profiles and Students‘ Gender-Role Orientation, Gender and Reasoning Abilities“.

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