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Sociology of Education, Educational transitions , Educational inequalities , Educational Exclusion, Early School Leaving & drop out , Non traditional pathways to acces HE
Spain

Biography

Alejandro Montes holds a PhD at the Department of Sociology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). He previously graduated in Sociology from the UAB in 2013 and completed a Master’s Degree in Social Policy, Work and Welfare at the same university (2014). Since 2013 is a member of the research group on Globalization, Education and Social Policy (GEPS-UAB). He has participated in several R+D and European projects and actualy is an official member of the research team of R+D project “The construction of post-16 educational opportunities. An analysis of post-compulsory educational transitions in urban settings” (EduPost16)”. In addition, he has worked with some of the most relevant educational institutions in the territory such as the Jaume Bofill Foundation, the Barcelona Education Consortium, the Llindar Foundation or the Education Department and participates in several projects with international institutions like UNICEF or Save the Children.

He has published and participated in various national and international journals and conferences. Their main areas of interest are: educational trajectories and transitions; educational inequalities; early school leaving and educational return; and the analysis of educational paths, specifically in access to higher education.

Activities

Employment (1)

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Facultat de Ciències Polítiques i de Sociologia: Bellaterra, Catalunya, ES

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Education and qualifications (1)

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Facultat de Ciències Polítiques i de Sociologia: Bellaterra, Catalunya, ES

2019-02 | Doctor in Sociology of Education
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Works (25)

So close and yet so far: Comparing the experiences of university non-traditional students before and after the pandemic

European Educational Research Journal
2024-12-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Alejandro Montes
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Navigating educational and urban landscapes: middle-class school choice strategies in local education markets

2024-11-26 | Book chapter
Contributors: Xavier Bonal; Sheila González; Alejandro Montes; Marcel Pagès
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Transforming oneself: delving into the processes of habitus transformation in the higher education field

British Journal of Sociology of Education
2024-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Alejandro Montes
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Navigating Educational and Urban Landscapes: Middle-Class School Choice Strategies in Local Education Markets

Journal of School Choice
2024-04-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Xavier Bonal; Sheila González; Alejandro Montes; Marcel Pagès
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Elecciones de clase

Transiciones educativo-laborales de jóvenes en tiempos de incertidumbre
2022 | Book chapter | Author
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Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Judith Jacovkis; Alejandro Montes
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Peripheries within the City

Youth Beyond the City
2022 | Book chapter | Author
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Part of ISBN: 978-1-5292-1203-7
Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Judith Jacovkis; Alejandro Montes
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Upper secondary transitions and urban educational spaces

Educational Transitions and Social Justice
2022-09-22 | Book chapter | Author
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Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Judith Jacovkis; Alejandro Montes
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

When Arriving Is Not Enough—Constraints in Access to Education and Employment Opportunities for Migrant Youth

Societies (Basel)
2022-06-20 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Judith Jacovkis; Alejandro Montes; Xavier Rambla
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Barreres d’accés a l’educació secundària post-obligatòria a Barcelona. Oferta, experiències escolars i orientació

Quaderns d'educació contínua
2021 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Judith Jacovkis; Aina Tarabini; Alejandro Montes
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

CLASSED CHOICES: Young people’s rationalities for choosing post-16 educational tracks

The Lab's Quarterly
2021 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Judith Jacovkis; Alejandro Montes
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TRAYECTORIAS FRAGMENTADAS: UNA APUESTA POR LA UNIVERSIDAD EN TIEMPOS DE CAMBIO SOCIAL

Educação & Sociedade
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Alejandro Montes
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Mismos caminos, distintos destinos. Explorando el efecto de las trayectorias educativas y del origen social en las transiciones hacia la educación postobligatoria

Revista de Sociología de la Educación-RASE
2020-09-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Alba Castejón; Alejandro Montes; Martí Manzano
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Imaginando futuros distintos. Los efectos de la desigualdad sobre las transiciones hacia la educación secundaria posobligatoria en la ciudad de Barcelona

Papers. Revista de Sociologia
2020-04-01 | Journal article
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Can educational engagement prevent Early School Leaving? Unpacking the school’s effect on educational success

Educational Studies
2019-03-04 | Journal article
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Les aliances magnet: innovació per combatre la segregació escolar

2018 | Book | Author
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Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Alejandro Montes; Lluís Parcerisa
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

The politics of educational success: a realist evaluation of early school leaving policies in Catalonia (Spain)

Critical Studies in Education
2018-09-02 | Journal article
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Factors in educational exclusion: including the voice of the youth

Journal of Youth Studies
2018-07-03 | Journal article
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The new southern European diaspora: youth, unemployment, and migration

International Studies in Sociology of Education
2018-07-03 | Journal article
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Framing youth educational choices at the end of compulsory schooling

Educational Choices, Aspirations and Transitions in Europe
2018-06-08 | Book chapter | Author
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Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Marta Curran; Alba Castejon; Alejandro Montes
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Los factores de la exclusión educativa en España: Mecanismos, perfiles y espacios de intervención

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2017-05 | Book | Author
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Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Judith Jacovkis; Alejandro Montes
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L'abandonament escolar en context :

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2016 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Alba Castejon; Marta Curran; Clara Fontdevila; Alejandro Montes
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

¿Iguales en qué y cómo? Una revisión de las propuestas realizadas desde la teoría de la justicia al campo de la educación

Papers. Revista de Sociologia
2016-10-04 | Journal article
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Cataluña: ¿dos lógicas contrapuestas?

Cuadernos de pedagogía
2015 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Alejandro Montes; Lluís Parcerisa; Marta Curran Fàbregas; Aina Tarabini
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School engagement as an antidote of Early School Leaving: Exploring the role of the Institutional Habitus

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2015-09-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aina Tarabini; Marta Curran; Alejandro Montes; Lluís Parcerisa
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La agenda política contra el abandono escolar prematuro en España: la LOMCE contra las evidencias internacionales

Avances en Supervisión Educativa
2015-06-01 | Journal article
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