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Rock, Andrew – MDRC, 2022
Data from past economic downturns show that "recession graduates"--those graduating from high school or college during a recession--may have worse outcomes in earnings and health for years or even decades to come. MDRC sought to work with stakeholders to better understand the challenges recent graduates are facing in the current context…
Descriptors: Career Development, Partnerships in Education, High School Graduates, Economic Climate
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Teunissen, Theodora; Scholte, Joni; Van der Meulen, Fransica; Lagro-Janssen, Antoinette; Fluit, Cornelia – Journal of Educational Issues, 2021
Sex and gender are important determinants of healthcare that need to be taken into account for medical teaching. Education is more effective if tailored to students' subjectively-perceived needs and connected to their prior knowledge and opinions. This study explored first-year medical students thoughts about sex and gender differences in general…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Medical Education
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Wise, Rachel; Blomstedt, Matt; Foor, Ryan – State Education Standard, 2019
When the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) began rethinking Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Nebraska in the early 2000s, it first developed the Nebraska Career Education Model to provide a framework for career awareness and for structuring CTE courses and programs. The model defined six major career fields: agriculture, food, and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Career Education, Models, Career Planning
Lokhande, Ashlesha – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The NCAA's core values indicate their commitment to the academic success and career development of their student-athletes. They assure the student-athletes' academic and career readiness takes precedence over their athletic competitiveness. However, with the increasing commercialization, the relationship between college athletics and higher…
Descriptors: College Students, African American Students, College Athletics, Student Athletes
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Grace, Kelly; Eng, Sothy – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2020
This research uses Sen's capabilities approach to examine two central questions: "how do female graduates, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, achieve their academic and career-related post-secondary goals?" and "how do personal, social and environmental factors contribute to or inhibit their post-secondary goal achievement?" Individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Postsecondary Education, Goal Orientation
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Jackson, Denise; Tomlinson, Michael – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
This paper addresses the limited empirical analysis of higher education students' perceptions of contemporary labour market demands. It explores their perspectives on the health of the graduate labour market, what factors determine these and how their perceptions relate to self-perceived employability, career proactivity, career control and…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Labor Market, Employment Potential
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Tuononen, Tarja; Hyytinen, Heidi – Journal of Education and Work, 2022
The transition from university to working life is a challenging phase for graduates. The focus in the present longitudinal study is on employability factors and their association with this transition and with early career success. The participants were 43 graduates who were interviewed at the time of their graduation and filled in a follow-up…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, College Graduates, Entry Workers, Education Work Relationship
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Shiba, S. Dini; Xavier, R. Sharwin; Sneha, J. Sherin; Shobana, G. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2022
The growing number of educational options and job opportunities has made career planning increasingly complex and uncertain. To help students navigate these choices, this paper introduces Career Guidance Application (CGA), a tool designed to assist secondary level students (grades 9-12) in selecting their field of study based on their academic and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Vocational Interests
Iverson, Nathan D. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The workplace has entered an international era where the need for proactive, globally-aware employees has become increasingly crucial. More than ever, employees are responsible for agentically investing in their own development and work outcomes--including job satisfaction. This study investigates the relationship between agentic career practices,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Job Satisfaction, Job Skills, Skill Development
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Garcia, Eric Adrian; McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; Cendejas, Christina – Journal of Career Development, 2021
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of Career Information System (CIS) on ninth-grade student's vocational skills self-efficacy, outcome expectations, work hope, and career decision-making difficulties. CIS is a computer-based career intervention designed to help users become more knowledgeable about themselves and occupational…
Descriptors: Career Information Systems, High School Freshmen, Grade 9, Job Skills
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Lau, Poh Li; Chung, Y. Barry; Wang, Lei – Journal of Career Development, 2021
This study investigated the effects of a career exploration intervention (CEI) on career maturity and self-concept among Malaysian high school students, using a true experimental design (pretest--posttest with a control group). One hundred thirty-nine high school students in Malaysia were recruited and randomly assigned to receive either a CEI or…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, Career Choice, Intervention
Michele C. Morris – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A novel intervention to introduce undergraduate students to bioinformatics, provide authentic research opportunities, and support student retention in science majors and careers is presented in the Characterizing Our DNA Exceptions (CODE) project. The need to increase the number of qualified STEM graduates, particularly in the fields of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education, Biology
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Guicheng Tan; Katie Koo – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
This qualitative study explored international student affairs professionals' (SA Pros) job search journey in the United States. By employing self-efficacy as a theoretical framework, nine SA Pros who were born and raised in foreign countries and pursued student affairs graduate degrees in the United States revealed five themes in their job search:…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Foreign Workers, Graduate Study, Student Personnel Workers
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Stebleton, Michael J.; Kaler, Lisa S. – Journal of College and Character, 2020
This article explores the complex future of work and how projected changes in the workplace will inevitably influence college students. We examine workforce trends and predictions with a focus on the rise of automation and artificial intelligence, including how an increasing reliance on machines will replace and reshape millions of jobs. In…
Descriptors: College Students, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Job Skills
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Langørgen, Eli; Magnus, Eva – Journal of Education and Work, 2020
This study explores the practical placement experiences of students with disabilities who are attending professional higher education in Norway. Despite legislative regulations to promote equal opportunities, many students with disabilities face barriers to participation in higher education. In professional education, practical placement is a part…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Student Placement
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