ABSTRACT
Schooling systems are not the only spaces or tool providers for education or knowledge production. Since the foundation of the modern mass education systems, originated in Europe at the turn of the 19th century, schools have become more of a space aimed at social integration as well as training for work. The massification of education systems has brought a change in the school’s format. Schooling every youth also means including every youth in difficulty, either social or cognitive, those that are conflictive or even aggressive, and those with a background in marginalized cultures. Educational systems were originally understood as nation-state endeavors aiming at common identities and cultures to enable national cohesion as well as economic development. The stability of the economy and the efficiency of labor markets are definitely important causes for differences. Investments in human capital and returns to these investments are conventional theoretical frames for analyzing the relationship between education and employability.
