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Habibi, Nader; Kamis, Arnold – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
In this study we investigate the educational attainment of the labour force in the United States. Our data analysis, based on Bureau of Labour Statistics data in more than 700 occupations, produced two important findings. First, we observed that the Overeducation Ratio (share of employees that are overeducated), which began to rise in the United…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Labor Market, Employees, Employer Attitudes
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Löfgren, Sami; Ilomäki, Liisa; Toom, Auli – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2020
To become employed, upper-secondary vocational graduates need adequate competences that correspond with the needs of working life, particularly with the expectations of their potential employers. However, research on the necessary competences of upper-secondary vocational education and training (VET) students is limited. This study examined what…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Secondary Education, Vocational Education, Graduates