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ERIC EJ771046: The Labour Market Value of Liberal Arts and Applied ... |
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In this article, labour market outcomes of British |
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Columbia graduates from liberal arts and applied |
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education programs are investigated by examining the 1996 |
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cohort of baccalaureate graduates one year and five years |
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after graduation. We argue that the individual return to |
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education has to be analyzed from a multi-dimensional |
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perspective, in relation to initial educational and |
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career goals of graduates who have anticipated both |
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intellectual challenges and economic rewards from their |
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investment in education. The study reveals differences in |
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outcomes (i.e., employment, earnings) by program type, |
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gender and age. Our main conclusion is that graduates |
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from applied education programs experience a more rapid |
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integration into the labour market as compared to |
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graduates from liberal arts education programs. Although |
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earning differences by program type and age either |
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decrease or even disappear over time, earning differences |
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by gender are enhanced five years after graduation. Also, |
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we conclude that graduates from applied education |
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programs establish and accomplish more focused |
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educational and career goals, while graduates from |
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liberal education programs establish broader educational |
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and career goals. (Contains 8 tables and 5 notes.) |
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Date Published: 2016-05-31 18:24:28 |
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Identifier: ERIC_EJ771046 |
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Item Size: 12776295 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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