Graduate Unemployment in South Africa: Social Inequality Reproduced

Autor/in	Baldry, Kim
Titel	Graduate Unemployment in South Africa: Social Inequality Reproduced
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 29 (2016) 7, S.788-812 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2015.1066928
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Graduates; Online Surveys; Regression (Statistics); Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Majors (Students); Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Unemployment; Questionnaires; Outcomes of Education; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Rassenunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Arbeitslosigkeit; Fragebogen; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In this study, I examine the influence of demographic and educational characteristics of South African graduates on their employment/unemployment status. A sample of 1175 respondents who graduated between 2006 and 2012 completed an online survey. Using binary logistic regression, the strongest determinants of unemployment were the graduates' race, their socio-economic status and their year of their graduation. Surprisingly, the graduates' field of study, level of study, marks obtained and whether or not they had received career guidance at their higher education institution did not significantly influence their employment/unemployment status. Of the employed graduates, 27% reported that they consider themselves to be underemployed. The results show the strong influence structural factors have on determining employment prospects of graduates and question the extent to which higher education institutions and graduate employers reproduce social inequality through their graduate recruitment services and practices. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01