The effectiveness of access restriction to higher education in decreasing overeducation

Tarvid, Alexander

doi:10.1016/j.eap.2014.12.003

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“…At the institutional level, assessments include the effective maintenance of quality and academic standards (Harvey, 2005). The employability of graduates is emerging as a key challenge (Cai, 2013, Sung et al , 2013; Tarvid, 2015) with cultural, economic and social ramifications (Pavlin and Svetlik, 2014; Garrouste and Rodrigues, 2014). Employability involves skills such as analysis, critical debate, making connections, reading and researching, creativity, imagination and entrepreneurship, all of which underlie adaptability and versatility (Helyer, 2011).…”

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Quality in higher education institutions: insights from the literature

Prakash

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the meaning and operationalisation of quality in the context of higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review is performed of 308 articles published in various peer-reviewed journals between 1999 and 2017. Findings The findings reveal that the quality constructs of student learning, engagement, service quality and satisfaction have received the greatest attention, followed by total quality management, quality assurance, benchmarking and accountability. The most popular approach is empirical, and surveys and single case studies are the most popular methods. Europe leads research on quality in HEIs, followed by North America and Asia. Research limitations/implications This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by presenting a comprehensive synthesis of articles addressing quality in HEIs. Practical implications Policymakers and academic administrators can use the findings of this study to conceptualise student satisfaction along the educational value chain. The operationalisation of quality constructs will help policymakers create teaching excellence. Originality/value This paper highlights the importance of quality in HEIs.

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Quality in higher education institutions: insights from the literature

Prakash

2018

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“…Different studies have referred to the difficulties and challenges facing higher education systems with regard to preparing employable graduates (Natalia et al, 2015;Tarvid, 2015;Abou-Setta, 2014;Sung et al, 2013;Clarke, 2008;Holmes, 2008;Little, 2008;Wilton, 2008). In exploring the relationship between skills developed in undergraduate programmes and those subsequently used in employment, particularly in managerial careers, and drawing on data drawn from a questionnaire survey of 1,999 graduates, Wilton (2008) raised concerns about the extent to which higher education is able to adequately prepare graduates for employment.…”

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The employability skills of business graduates in Syria

Ayoubi

Alzarif²,

Khalifa

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the desired employability skills of business graduates in Syria from the perspective of both higher education policymakers and employers in the private sector. Design/methodology/approach Interviews were conducted with 12 higher education policymakers and managers from the business sector. Content analysis was utilized to analyse the content of the interviews and the strategic priorities of the higher education sector in Syria. Findings Results revealed that although higher education policymakers focus more on societal, public and thinking skills for business graduates, the business sector focusses more on individual, private and practical skills. Accordingly, a comparative tool that aligns the two perspectives was developed in the study. The tool, based on the contradicting employability skills, identified four types of business graduates: leader, collective, technical and trainee. Research limitations/implications The study is limited by data collected before the current political instability in Syria in 2012. The data were collected only from official documents and interviews with policymakers and employers. Students were not part of the study. Practical implications The managerial tool developed at the end of the study will help both policymakers and the private sector to statistically allocate business graduates for better planning. The study provides recommendations to the different stakeholders in the higher education sector in Syria. Originality/value Although the majority of the previous literature raises the voices of the business sector, this study is one of the first studies that aligns the discrepant perspectives of the higher education and business sectors. The managerial tool developed in the study is original and usable by policymakers and the business sector, and it is subject to further development.

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“…It is mirrored not only in the low level of educational attainment, but also in dramatic social immobility. Tarvid's (2015) theoretical model shows that admission tests can be a better alternative to a general admission ceiling if one wants to reduce overeducation.…”

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Overeducation at a Glance. Determinants and Wage Effects of the Educational Mismatch Based on AlmaLaurea Data

Caroleo

2017

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. This essay delivers two main innovations with respect to the existing literature. First, and foremost, by extending the work of Nicaise (2010) relative to the reservation wage to the case of overeducation, we propose a statistical test to discriminate between alternative theoretical interpretations of the determinants of overeducation through the Heckman sample selection procedure. Second, the essay provides the first available economic analysis of the consequences of the educational mismatch in Italy as based on AlmaLaurea data, the largest and richest data bank available in the country. The data includes a large number of university graduates enrolled in a given year before the Bologna reform and asks a large number of questions allowing us measuring among others the quality of education from high school. This wealth of information is a condition to provide the most comprehensive, accurate and reliable assessment of overeducation in the country. The educational mismatch 5 years from graduation is relatively high -at 11.4% and 8% for overeducation and overskilling, respectively -by EU standards. Ceteris paribus the parents of the mismatched have lower educational levels according to school tracking. Most humanities and social sciences degrees but also geology, biology and psychology are associated with both types of mismatch. The quality of education also correlates to the educational mismatch. We find a nonconditional wage penalty associated to overeducation and overskilling of 20% and 16% and a conditional (2012); University of Salerno (2013). We thank all seminar participants and particularly Lilia Costabile, Giuseppe Croce, Hans Dietrich, Francesco Ferrante, Claudio Lucifora, Nadia Netti, Patrizia Ordine, Marco Pecoraro, Claudia Pigini, Giuseppe Rose, Dario Sciulli, Francesca Sgobbi and Peter Sloane for valuable comments on earlier versions of this paper. This notwithstanding, the authors are solely responsible for the opinions expressed in this paper. Terms of use: Documents in2 one of about 12% and 7%, respectively. The Heckman sample selection model returns a slightly higher sample selection corrected wage penalty, supporting not only the job competition and job assignment models, but also the human capital model. Other concurrent statistical tests point to the difficulty that the educational system faces in providing work-related skills to graduates.

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The effectiveness of access restriction to higher education in decreasing overeducation

Cited by 10 publications

References 33 publications

Quality in higher education institutions: insights from the literature

Quality in higher education institutions: insights from the literature

The employability skills of business graduates in Syria

Overeducation at a Glance. Determinants and Wage Effects of the Educational Mismatch Based on AlmaLaurea Data

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