Research Group on Education and Work (Grup de Recerca en Educació i Treball)
The Education and Work Research Group (GRET) was founded in 1987 by three researchers and professors from the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The aim of the three founding members was to combine the discipline of sociology with economics and social psychology, their respective academic backgrounds. Thus, the coherence of this research group has been built over the years through joint work.
The group’s research trajectory has been structured into three lines of research, led by the three senior researchers who, over time, have incorporated other researchers interested in these three fields of study:
- Youth and School-to-Work Transition
- Educational Expansion, Skills, and the Labor Market
- University Studies
Despite having three well-defined lines of research, collaboration among researchers across the different lines is a common practice at GRET. This practice, together with regular meetings and monthly seminars where the group gathers to share updates on teaching, research, and dissemination activities, provides cohesion and fosters cross-cutting work within GRET.
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