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Lehmann, Wolfgang – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
As undergraduate degrees have become increasingly common and their relative value has declined, employers increasingly look for evidence other than human capital that can distinguish one candidate from another. Both social and personal capital are important in this respect, but also create disadvantages for university graduates from less…
Descriptors: Working Class, Human Capital, Career Development, Social Networks
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Jones, Steven; Mann, Anthony; Morris, Katy – Journal of Education and Work, 2016
Work experience placements are mandatory in the UK for all young people aged 16-18 in education, and their employability effects and associated wage premia are well noted in the literature. Through Bourdieu's lens, this article analyses and conceptualises a unique data set of reflective testimonies submitted in response to a YouGov survey of over…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Work Experience, Education Work Relationship, Young Adults
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Farhat, Daniel – Journal of Education and Work, 2014
Data show that educated workers earn higher wages and are unemployed less often. Some researchers believe that education improves a worker's productivity (or "human capital"), making them more desirable on the job market, while others believe that it improves a worker's network (or "social capital"), giving them more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Social Capital, Education Work Relationship