Employer preferences for vocational over general education: evidence from an employer survey experiment.

Autor/inn/en	McDonald, Patrick; Korber, Maïlys
Titel	Employer preferences for vocational over general education: evidence from an employer survey experiment. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Bevorzugung beruflicher gegenüber allgemeiner Bildung durch die Arbeitgeber: Erkenntnisse aus einer Arbeitgeberbefragung.
Quelle	In: Research in social stratification and mobility, 83 (2023) Art. 100756, 10 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-5624
DOI	10.1016/j.rssm.2022.100756
Schlagwörter	Sekundarbereich; Bildungsabschluss; Personalauswahl; Ausbildung; Berufsausbildung; Arbeitsmarktchance; Qualifikation; Hausmeister; Kaufmännischer Beruf; Personalsachbearbeiter; Einflussfaktor; Geschlechtsspezifik; Praktische Fertigkeit; Präferenz; Absolvent; Schweiz
Abstract	"Empirical research on type of education shows that vocational education is advantageous early in the career but that general education may be of benefit later on. To what degree this is shaped by employers' preference, however, has not received much attention in the literature. This paper seeks to delve into how employers perceive vocational education as opposed to general, and how this perception may vary based on the gender and age of a job candidate. We use a factorial survey experiment of employers and HR managers in Switzerland, where respondents assigned a likelihood of inviting candidates to a job interview who, among other dimensions, varied randomly on their age, gender, and type of education. We find an overall preference for vocational over general education at the tertiary level, but not at the upper-secondary. This is stronger for female candidates than male at the tertiary level. Preferences for vocational education over general do not vary systematically by age." The study refers to the period 2016-2016. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2023 Elsevier).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1