How Do Tertiary Dropouts Fare in the Labour Market? A Comparison between EU Countries

Autor/in	Schnepf, Sylke V.
Titel	How Do Tertiary Dropouts Fare in the Labour Market? A Comparison between EU Countries
Quelle	In: Higher Education Quarterly, 71 (2017) 1, S.75-96 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-5224
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Dropouts; Labor Market; Comparative Analysis; Employment; Individual Characteristics; Computation; International Assessment; Higher Education; European Union + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Dienstverhältnis; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	Dropping out of university is regularly discussed as a negative indicator. However, research on actual career trajectories of dropouts is virtually non-existent. This study estimates the association between tertiary dropouts and career chances in 15 European countries. Using data from the 2011 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), estimates are derived from the application of propensity score matching taking a variety of individual background characteristics including cognitive skills into account. Results indicate that individuals are likely to fare better in the labour market if they enrol in university and drop out than if they do not enrol at all. Policy makers need to revise the notion that dropping out is purely negative. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01