The postsecondary qualifications of Canadian workers
Disparities and bottlenecks in regulated, applied, and general occupations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21696648 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Lavigne (0000-0002-4971-8625, University of Toronto, corresponding author), Lindsay Coppens (0000-0001-9014-0346, University of Toronto), Juliette Sweeney (University of Toronto), Gavin Moodie (0000-0002-4718-7306, University of Toronto), Ruth A Childs (0000-0003-2687-0955, University of Toronto), Leesa Wheelahan (0000-0001-7981-9710, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-31 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Education & Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-0004 • E-ISSN: 1469-9435 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13639080.2021.1989574 |
| OpenAlex | W3205925098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
This article reports on a study investigating the link between education and work. Instead of looking at the labour outcomes of graduates, the study examined the qualifications held by workers in technician- and professional-level jobs from three types of occupational fields: regulated, applied, and general. The approach shifts the focus away from the supply of qualifications to the way qualifications are used in the workplace. The findings show evidence of disparities between qualifications and work levels and of the presence of obstacles preventing workers with additional qualifications from securing access to better jobs. Overall, the findings show that the structure of the labour market shapes how workers and employers make use of qualifications. They highlight some of the limitations of human capital theory in explaining the links between education and the labour market and call for a reframing of the purpose of postsecondary qualifications
Apprenticeship · Cognitive reframing · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Human capital · Human capital theory · Labour economics · Pedagogy · Political science · Postsecondary education · Sociology · Technician · Vocational education · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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An Introduction to Varieties of Capitalism
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Ivies, extracurriculars, and exclusion
Degree power
Investment in Human Capital and Personal Income Distribution
Job Market Signaling
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |