Non-completion of a degree course and its effect on the subsequent experience of non-completers in the labour market

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ID5158489
AutoresJill Johnes (0000-0002-1607-1810, Lancaster University Ghana), Jim Taylor (0000-0002-5461-1582, Lancaster University Ghana)
Año1991
Volumen16
Número1
Páginas73-81
Fecha de publicación1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079112331383111
OpenAlexW2167334431
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas9

This paper reports the findings of a pilot study of the post-university experiences of graduates and non-completers during the first few years after leaving university. The research is based upon a follow-up survey of a sample of graduates and non-completers who entered the University of Lancaster in 1979 and 1980. Information was obtained by postal survey of their family background, educational qualifications and labour market experiences. Several indicators are used to measure each person's experience in the labour market: unemployment incidence, unemployment duration, salary in first job after leaving university and salary in most recent job. In a regression analysis of inter-personal differences in the salary level, it was found that part of the salary differential in favour of graduates was accounted for by a range of factors in addition to whether a person was a graduate or a non-completer

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Labour economics · Salary · Unemployment · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Research Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology