Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Short visit to Amsterdam ❤️. Of course with a short meetup with my daughter 060
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026📢New working paper:🚨 “Integrated vs. Separated Schooling for Refugee Children: Long-Term Effects on Education and Assimilation” w/ @caterinapavese.bsky.social and @meulensimon.bsky.social 👉 Does direct integration into native schools or temporary placement in separate schools … 1/5 2178
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This looks like a very interesting volume on the work of Raymond Boudon. Open access. sup.sorbonne-universite.fr/catalogue/ph...sup.sorbonne-universite.frBoudon Reexamined | SUPretour 033
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For my new research unit Politics of Democracy at the Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social, we have 3 open research positions. 2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%) 1 doc: 2 years (75%) Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable) Application deadline: 1 November 1190149
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Max Weber postdoc program at @eui-eu.bsky.social has its deadline 16 October, for a September 2027 start: www.eui.eu/en/academic-...eui.euMax Weber Programme for Postdoctoral StudiesMaking a Difference in Global Academia 01621
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In het onderwijs: Domina, Thurston, Andrew Penner, and Emily Penner. “Categorical Inequality: Schools As Sorting Machines.” Annual Review of Sociology 43, no. 1 (2017): 311–30. doi.org/10.1146/annu....doi.orgCategorical Inequality: Schools As Sorting MachinesDespite their egalitarian ethos, schools are social sorting machines, creating categories that serve as the foundation of later life inequalities. In this review, we apply the theory of categorical in... 210
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lamont, Michèle. “Toward a Comparative Sociology of Valuation and Evaluation.” Annual Review of Sociology 38, no. 1 (2012): 201–21. doi.org/10.1146/annu....doi.orgToward a Comparative Sociology of Valuation and EvaluationThis review discusses North American and European research from the sociology of valuation and evaluation (SVE), a research topic that has attracted considerable attention in recent years. The goal is... 210
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lamont, Michelle. Prisms of Inequality: Moral Boundaries, Exclusion, and Academic Evaluation. (Essay for the Acceptance of the Erasmus Prize). Amsterdam: Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, 2017. 210
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Het cultuursociologische proces hoe we waarde toekennen, zeker niet alleen financieel. Schoonheid, prijzen, lonen 120
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Het zou een interessante onderwijskundige bijdrage zijn aan het cultuursociologische onderzoek naar categorisering en ‘valuation’. 120
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Population Studies Center @pennpsc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Join us (online or in-person) on 9/25 for the Education & Inequality Workshop with @hermwerf.bsky.social sharing his insights on Politics & Intergenerational Social Mobility MORE INFO & ZOOM REGISTRATION bit.ly/4xZZVQQ 043
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Watching US tv, I saw a TV priest offering the evidence for the existence of the devil: “if you see the world we live in, it’s certainly not god!” 110
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This fits our general optimistic interpretation of strong vocational education and training systems, also in today's knowledge economies. Strong linkage between school-based skills and types of employment does not harm; on the contrary. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 000
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Important new paper on the dual VET system and wage inequality. Wage inequality, especially at the bottom of the distribution, is lower in societies with stronger dual VET systems. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comYesterday’s model for tomorrow’s economy? Dual VET and wage inequality in the knowledge economy - Patrick Emmenegger, Matthias Haslberger, 2026Dual vocational education and training (VET) is said to have positive economic effects. However, recent contributions suggest that the rise of the knowledge eco... 195
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Jee, Springer I get multiple review requests PER DAY from your journals. Am I in some sort of database? My theory is that they bombard the ones who at least reply (even if negative) to their requests (suggest them/us to editors). I am doing my service but we all know there is a limit. 010
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026What can we learn from England? Strong central guidance, accountability, and using evidence-based methods. #PISA #turningthepisatide @jburnmurdoch.ft.com in ft.pressreader.com/article/2817...ft.pressreader.comWe are setting up a generation to fail at school | Financial Times EuropeWhen the OECD’s Pisa study of teenage reading, mathematics and science abilities around the world showed a marked drop in 2022, many hoped this was a short-term hit from pandemic learning di... 021
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I think I did smth like this in 2001: doi.org/10.1093/esr/.... Inspired by John Hendrickx.doi.orgValidate User 001
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026en je ziet de reacties op toekomstige posts alweer komen. 130
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“Engeland koos, zeker sinds de hervormingen die vanaf ongeveer 2010 werden ingezet, veel nadrukkelijker voor vakinhoud, kennis, een duidelijker nationaal curriculum, systematische phonics, externe toetsing en vrij expliciete verwachtingen over wat leerlingen moeten kennen.” 013
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Het Nederlandse leesonderwijs is gegijzeld door de onderwijsmarkt. At investico www.platform-investico.nl/onderzoeken/...platform-investico.nlOnderwijsmarkt gijzelt leesonderwijs | Investico OnderzoeksjournalistenOp de vrije markt van lespakettenmakers, tussenhandelaren en onderwijsadviseurs controleert vrijwel niemand wat basisschoolleerlingen leren; leerkrachten raken verdwaald in een woud van lesmethoden. 0146
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026En taalvaardigheid wordt alleen maar belangrijker met AI. Ik chat me een ongeluk met Claude. 010
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Ik zou liever hebben dat die trends weer opwaarts remigreren. 010
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Die laatste verkiezingen, is het daar over onderwijs gegaan? Met die stevig dalende #PISA trend, al lange tijd gaande maar nu helemaal neerwaarts, zou je denken dat lange termijn politiek het hier liever over zou hebben dan over migratie. Man man man. 164
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Maar actie ho maar. Waar is die PISA shock? bsky.app/profile/herm... 000
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026And to reduce the lumpsum financing of school boards has even been a goal that VVD and PRO share! Is it the only topic on which they *could* agree?? But then nothing. 041
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026School boards are too autonomous. Lumpsum financing is disastrous. Reading instruction is too technical, not substantive enough (just read!). Scientists say it. The Education Council says it. And politics? They don’t care because asylum seekers. It’s a shame. 183
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It was only two #PISA rounds ago that the Dutch minister of education said: but social skills are at least as important as literacy and math. While *some* change is observed, the Dutch political landscape is not able to address the declining performance in basic skills. > 131
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Herhaling van zetten. www.onderwijsraad.nl/documenten/2...onderwijsraad.nlLees! Een oproep tot een leesoffensief | OnderwijsraadNederlandse jongeren lezen steeds minder vaak en met steeds minder plezier. Doordat zij minder tijd besteden aan het lezen van langere teksten of boeken gaat hun leesvaardigheid achteruit. Dat heeft ... 172
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Herhaling van zetten. #PISA. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...volkskrant.nlEn nog gaat alarmbel niet af over dramatisch leesniveauDuitsland was in shock toen de jeugd slecht bleek te lezen. Hier reageert men lauw op PISA-scores. 041
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The #PISA decline since 2015 is striking. The Netherlands shows one of the largest negative trends. www.oecd.org/content/dam/... 02213
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The #PISA decline since 2015 is striking. The Netherlands shows one of the largest negative trends. www.oecd.org/content/dam/... 02213
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026One day in the 2000s, economists calculated that the declining #PISA-scores will lead to a sizeable loss in economic growth. I was then teaching 19-year olds who had been in a PISA cohort and said: c’mon folks we need you. 111
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026For those of you who are curious about the new #PISA results coming out this week, you may also be interested in the comparative results of the @learnineq.bsky.social project, that will also soon be published online (pre peer-review, just like the Pisa reports 🤪). Studying educational transitions. 062
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Mooi gebalanceerde bespreking van twee boeken over de islam in het westen, van Gerry van der List en Lofti el Hamidi (geschreven door Joost de Vries). Met een heldere conclusie over de grootste bedreiging voor de Verlichtingsidealen vandaag de dag. @volkskrant.nl www.volkskrant.nl/boeken/besta...volkskrant.nlBestaat het recht op islamofobie? Deze twee boeken overlappen enorm, en spreken elkaar volkomen tegenJournalisten Gerry van der List en Lotfi El Hamidi beschrijven dezelfde gebeurtenissen en citeren uit dezelfde bronnen, en trekken totaal verschillende conclusies. 010
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026From 21-25 September I’ll be in the NYC area, giving talks at Princeton (23 Sept), Columbia (24 Sept) and Penn (25 Sept). Happy to meet for a coffee. 120
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Universität Konstanz @uni-konstanz.de · 02/09/2026How does social background shape educational success? In the latest #UniKonstanz In_equality Podcast, @mbusemeyer.bsky.social & Gabi Spilker @excinequality.bsky.social discuss early tracking, standardized tests and equal opportunity with sociologist @hermwerf.bsky.social. t1p.de/bt6j0 065
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026@eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social 000
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Here a podcast in which I was interviewed by Gabi Spilker and Marius Busemeyer, from the Konstanz inequality cluster. 132
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and LIS Data Center are hiring a 3-year postdoc for work on public policy, welfare and socio-economic inequality. Open to economics, sociology, pol sci and related disciplines. Apply by Sep 15th: jobs.liser.lu/job/Esch-sur... 12325
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Zsófi Boda @zsofiaboda.bsky.social · 27/08/2026last minute PhD opportunity on stereotypes, social networks, and social inequalities at @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social, two fully funded 4-year positions are available! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... 079
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 26/08/2026Almost 80% of Britain’s rising fiscal costs will come from ageing by 2075, dwarfing the pressures from defence spending, net zero and lower migration. We should rebalance taxes away from work and towards wealth, says @benansell.bsky.social. Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/tax... 24528
Reposted by Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥Social Stratification (fifth edition) @socialstrat5.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Social Stratification (fifth edition), edited by Michelle Jackson, Nima Dahir, Claire Daviss, and David B Grusky. Available for pre-order now! www.routledge.com/Social-Strat... Full table of contents in the rest of the thread:routledge.com 1167
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026We are currently close to it and will do an excursion on Sunday. 000
Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The disaster in Nepal reminds of the one in Italy in 1963, the Vajont Dam. An avalanche went into the basin behind the dam and destroyed a town within a short while. ~ 2000 casualties. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_...en.wikipedia.orgVajont Dam - Wikipedia 210