Universities in the process of co-working with the labor market
Keywords:
employability, employment status, professional insertion, tertiary education.
Abstract
The current research focuses on investigating several generations of graduates to observe the level of absorption of graduates in the labor market in the context of improvements in educational policies. A longitudinal research design was used, a panel study with a prospective design. The research method was a questionnaire-based social survey. The results show that there are significant generational differences regarding the level of assimilation in the labor market, the degree of employment in the field of studies, and the level of satisfaction of the participants. Gender differences were observed in the timing of participants' jobs. Also, labor market absorption is dependent on the field of study, despite educational policies.
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Silva, P., Lopes, B., Costa, M., Melo, A. Paiva, G., Brito, E., & Seabra, D. (2016). The million-dollar question: can internships boost employment? Studies in Higher Education. Routledge, Taylor, and Francis Group, 43(1), 2-21.
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Ye, L. (2022). A Comparative Study on Internationalization of Higher Education between China and Europe. 6th International Conference on Education, Management and Social Sciences.
Published
2023-04-30
How to Cite
Turcas, I., Popa, D., Maican, C., Mușa (Piuaru), B.-A., & Grigoroiu, M. C. (2023). Universities in the process of co-working with the labor market. Amazonia Investiga, 12(63), 330-340. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.63.03.31
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