Full‐time students? Term‐time employment among higher education students in Ireland

Darmody, Merike; Smyth, Emer

doi:10.1080/13639080802361091

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“…This suggests that student employment is primarily a way to compensate lacking family resources. In terms of other background characteristics, female students tend to work more, and there is some evidence that mature students work slightly more (Brennan et al 2005;Darmody and Smyth 2008).…”

Section: Research Evidence About Employed Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, changes in the expected lifestyle and consumption preferences of students create a need for additional resources (Penman and McNeill 2008). On the other hand, structural changes in the economy, in higher education and in student profiles encourage student employment (Darmody and Smyth 2008). Growing economies (at least before the recent crisis) made more part-time jobs available and employers may reach out to the relatively flexible and low-paid labor force with a good learning potential and positive attitude (Barke et al 2000;van der Meer and Mielers 2001;Curtis and Lucas 2001).…”

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University studies as a side job: causes and consequences of massive student employment in Estonia

2010

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Student employment is increasingly common in many countries. Compared to earlier decades, not only more students work but they also work longer hours. Among European countries Estonia is one of the clear ''leaders'' in student employment. This study uses survey data from 2,496 students in Estonian public and private universities to examine the reasons for working on such a massive scale and its consequences on academic success. The results show that, unlike in most other countries, Estonian students from more privileged families are as likely to work as students from poorer families and they are even more likely to have a full-time job. Furthermore, working seems to have only a marginal negative effect on academic progress. These results seem to support the theory that in Eastern European countries student employment has become a signal of students' capabilities and ambition, and that relatively low academic standards contribute to the strength of the signaling mechanism. A long-term solution to student employment would require changes in quality standards, student financing, alternative higher education opportunities, and perceptions of students, employers, and academics.

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University studies as a side job: causes and consequences of massive student employment in Estonia

2010

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“…In an Irish context, Darmody and Smyth (2008) suggest that during the recent economic boom in Ireland, there was a growth in the jobs available for students. Their 2004 research on Irish higher education students found that 61% worked during the academic term, an increase on previous figures.…”

Section: Time Allocation and Managementmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…However, unlike students in many other countries, since 1997 Irish students have not been charged tuition fees, although they are charged registration fees (currently €1,654 at UCD) (see Darmody and Smyth 2008 for further discussion). Between 1973 and 2003 the numbers of Irish students in higher education increased fivefold and between 55 and 60% of school-leavers participate in higher education (Clancy 2007, 101, 110).…”

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The first semester of university life; ‘will I be able to manage it at all?’

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This paper reports on an Irish study examining first year students' recollections of their concerns, motivations, level of preparedness and perceived skills on entry to university. The study aims to investigate and understand the implications of the attitudes of first year students as they make the transition to university. It also explores students' behaviour during their initial weeks at university. It is important to understand the anxieties of new students, their views on their abilities and their confidence in managing their new role as these factors will have consequences for their experience as first year university students. These findings are explored with a view to enhancing the quality of support for students during this key transition.

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“…Another element is whether or not the job is related to the degree studied (Graham, 2006) and, furthermore, neither must institutional factors and the characteristics of the degrees themselves be disregarded. The organization of educational programs (Darmody & Smyth, 2008), the timetables of the subjects, the teaching methodologies, the number of classroom hours and workload demands are some of the factors that make some degrees easier to combine with other external responsibilities, such as working (Elias et al, 2012).…”

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Working whilst studying in higher education: The impact of the economic crisis on academic and labour market success

Sánchez-Gelabert

Figueroa

Andreu

2017

Euro J of Education

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SummaryA thorough analysis of the phenomenon of combining working and studying among university students is made using data obtained from surveys of graduates carried out four years after finishing their degrees. First, the article revises the evolution of the phenomenon over the last ten years taking the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU) labour market insertion surveys for 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014 into account. Second, the 2008 and 2014 waves are compared to analyse the impact of the economic crisis. In this case, how combining working and studying affects academic results and labour market insertion is studied, in addition to whether or not differences occur according to the educational background of the family. The evolution shows how the numbers of students that combine work and study has increased, especially among those whose parents have a low educational level. Furthermore, this increase means that lower marks are obtained and there is a greater degree of inequality in labour market insertion, depending on the educational background of the family of origin. In general, the relationship between the different variables shows how combining working and studying has negative effects on marks, but positive effects on labour market insertion, especially if the experience of work while at university is related to the studies.

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Full‐time students? Term‐time employment among higher education students in Ireland

Cited by 59 publications

References 20 publications

University studies as a side job: causes and consequences of massive student employment in Estonia

University studies as a side job: causes and consequences of massive student employment in Estonia

The first semester of university life; ‘will I be able to manage it at all?’

Working whilst studying in higher education: The impact of the economic crisis on academic and labour market success

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