scholarly journals Measuring Social and Psychological Outcomes from Activation Labour Market Programmes in Higher Education: A Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Long Hogarty ◽  
Conor Mc Guckin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
National Study ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Labour Market Entry

Following the 2008 recession, Ireland experienced unemployment rates as high as 15% (McGuinness, O’Connell and Kelly, 2014). Policy responses have been through the introduction of upskilling and reskilling through activation labour market policies (ALMPs) in the higher education sector (Department of Education and Skills, 2015).  The evidence to date regarding the efficacy of such interventions (e.g., Springboard+) has been concerned with blunt measurements of progression rates, labour market entry, and earnings. The present study explored social capital and social well-being among a sample of 101 participants of Springboard+ programmes at one higher education provider in Dublin. The primary objective of the pilot study is to create and test a research method informed by well validated indicators to inform a larger national study.

scholarly journals Overeducation and Mismatches at the Labour Market - Albania Case

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Migen Elmazaj
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
National Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Constant Increase ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Market Needs

There is a constant increase in the graduates supply in the labour market in Albania. It seems that the expansion is going on a basis that risks distorting the distribution of students not in line with labor market needs. These expansions have been predicated on the assumption that more education is good for individuals and for society as a whole, not only in terms of economic outcomes like wages or employment, but also for a wide range of social outcomes like improved health and higher well-being. However, along with expansion of the system has come a range of new questions that have emerged as consequence of being many more tertiary graduates. For example, has the increase in tertiary graduates resulted in an oversupply of workers with tertiary qualifications, and thus a decline in the ‘value of a degree?’ If overeducation is a temporary disequilibrium or a permanent feature of economy; if the subject of degree affects the likelihood of being overeducated etc. are raised. This paper represents a research, aiming a total covering of the labour market measuring the overeducation rate for the graduates in Albania and drawing some take aways. The main contribution of the paper consists in providing estimations of graduate overeducation rate in national level. Some guidelines for possible recommendations for policies makers, relevant government agencies, higher education institutions, parents and other stakeholders involved in higher education sector in Albania, are also provided.

Student Lives in Crisis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenza Antonucci
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Student Debt ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Family Resources ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Family State

With rising levels of student debt and precarity, young people’s lives in university are not always smooth. Lorenza Antonucci has travelled across England, Italy and Sweden to understand how inequality is reproduced through university. This book provides a compelling narrative of what it means to be in university in Europe in the 21st century, not only in terms of education, but also in terms of finances, housing and well-being. Furthermore, this book shows how inequality is reproduced during university by how young people from different social classes combine family, state and labour market sources. The book identifies different profiles of young people’s experiences in university, from ‘Struggling and hopeless’ to ‘Having a great time’. Furthermore, the book discusses how the ‘welfare mixes’ present in the three countries determine different types of semi-dependence, and reinforce inequalities. The book identifies a general trend of privatisation of student support in higher education, which pushes young people to participate in the labour market and over-rely on family resources in order to sustain their participation in university. Not only does this protract young people’s semi-dependence, but it also increases inequality among different groups of young people. In addition to the current policy focus on access to higher education, and transitions to the labour market, the book calls for a greater attention on the policies that can change young people’s lives while in university.

scholarly journals Navigating the Transition from Higher Education to the Labour Market: A Wake-Up Call for University Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-37
Author(s):  
Peter J. Wells ◽  
Silvia Florea
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
School To Work ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Recent Event ◽  
First Job ◽  
Job Finding ◽  
Labour Market Entry

Abstract Many studies describing the transition from school to work focus on national patterns of labour market entry and in so doing, they often simplify the complex transition processes and job finding requirements involved. Our paper sets out to look at some transition obstacles and paths from higher education to the labour market from the graduates’ point of view as expressed during a recent event held at LBUS. We hold that in Romania the first job upon education is hampered by graduates across all disciplines having no or little work-based experience, thus marking national transition patterns/pathways as less compatible with those in other European countries.

scholarly journals Editorial: From innovative experiences to wider visions in higher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Luigi F. Donà dalle Rose ◽  
Anna Serbati
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
The University

Nowadays, there is a growing awareness that higher education is called to help young people to develop their personal and professional future. The university mission is not only to increase opportunities for employability and for better matching of labour market requests and graduates’ skills, but also to prepare people to positively live in local and global communities as well as to actively contribute to personal and community well-being. Therefore, a more holistic approach to education is required, which overcomes the traditional idea of promoting logical, cognitive and linguistic intelligence and which promotes multiple intelligences, including emotional, interpersonal, creative skills. Scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education and educational research have shown that there is a variety of strategies and methods that can foster not only the development of knowledge, but also soft skills. This Issue offers some perspectives and innovative experiences in different subject areas within this framework and moves towards more general visions of educational issues.Published online: 31 May 2018

scholarly journals Education-Job Mismatch Among Canadian University Graduates: Implications for Employers and Educators

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Redpath
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Skill Requirements ◽  
Skills Shortages ◽  
Job Mismatch ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Labour Market Entry ◽  
Skill Shortages

This paper presents some of the key findings from a recent study of education-job mismatch among a group of Canadian university graduates. It argues that research on this form of underemployment can greatly enhance our knowledge of the changing structure of labour market opportunities and the relationship between education credentials and job skill requirements. In the wake of recent concerns about skill shortages, the education system has borne the brunt of criticism for failing to prepare young people for labour market entry. However, what is perceived as a problem of skills shortages may be more of a problem of inadequate skills utilization, in which case policy responses placing greater onus on employers are warranted.

scholarly journals INTEGRATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO HIGHER EDUCATION AS A PREMISE FOR YOUTH WELL-BEING IN LITHUANIA AND LATVIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Julija Melnikova ◽  
Andreas Ahrens ◽  
Jeļena Zaščerinska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Situation Models ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Youth Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Competencies

<p>The purpose of this article is to highlight the aspects of integration of entrepreneurship into higher education in Lithuania and Latvia. The promotion of youth entrepreneurship as a means of improving youth well-being in these countries has recently attracted increasing attention from scholars and policy makers. The integration of entrepreneurship into higher education is one of strategic pathways in the improvement of the quality of higher education and the promotion of youth effective participation in labour market. It is argued in the article that integration of entrepreneurship into higher education is supposed to be the factor of the development of Lithuania and Latvia’s socio-economic situation. Models of youth’s entrepreneurial competencies are highlighted theoretically and some empirical insights on which competencies students from Lithuanian and Latvian universities would like to have acquired are provided.</p>

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