ERIC Number: EJ1144084
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0307-5079
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Labour-Market Orientation and Approaches to Studying--A Study of the First "Bologna Students" at a Swedish Regional University
Nelson, Anders; Sandberg, Mikael
Studies in Higher Education, v42 n8 p1545-1566 2017
This study investigated labour-market orientations of students at a Swedish University with a dual/diverse focus on vocational/academic objectives. The aim was to investigate whether and how levels of students' labour-market orientation vary with social background, change during the study period, and are related to approaches to studying and achievements. The design was a multiple panel time-series study. Labour-market orientation was studied on the basis of locally designed questionnaires. Approaches to studying were analysed deductively in accordance with dimensions previously found by Study Process Questionnaires and inductively using a principal component analysis. Results suggest that labour-market orientations co-varied to a higher degree with the study programme than with social background. Contrary to what was hypothesized, being labour-market oriented was only moderately related to surface-oriented approaches to studying. It is suggested that future research should pay more attention to disciplinary traditions and local teacher and programme cultures in understanding developmental paths in labour-market orientation.
Descriptors: Labor Market, Employment Opportunities, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Socioeconomic Background, Student Mobility, International Cooperation, Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy, Commercialization, Educational Objectives, Likert Scales, Occupational Aspiration, Learning Strategies, Learning Motivation, Employment Qualifications, Regression (Statistics), Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden; Europe
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