Degree Classification and Recent Graduates' Ability: Is There Any Signalling Effect?

Autor/in	Di Pietro, Giorgio
Titel	Degree Classification and Recent Graduates' Ability: Is There Any Signalling Effect?
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 30 (2017) 5, S.501-514 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2016.1243230
Schlagwörter	Classification; Foreign Countries; Academic Degrees; Education Work Relationship; College Graduates; Employment Opportunities; Job Skills; Employers; Beliefs; Employment Qualifications; Universities; Undergraduate Students; Student Records; Statistical Analysis; Outcomes of Education; Role; Regression (Statistics); United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Ausland; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Produktive Fertigkeit; Belief; Glaube; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; University; Universität; Schülerakte; Statistische Analyse; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Rollen; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Großbritannien
Abstract	Research across several countries has shown that degree classification (i.e. the final grade awarded to students successfully completing university) is an important determinant of graduates' first destination outcome. Graduates leaving university with higher degree classifications have better employment opportunities and a higher likelihood of continuing education relative to those with lower degree classifications. This article investigates whether one of the reasons for this result is that employers and higher education institutions use degree classification as a signalling device for the ability that recent graduates may possess. Given the large number of applicants and the amount of time and resources typically required to assess their skills, employers and higher education institutions may decide to rely on this measure when forming beliefs about recent graduates' abilities. Using data on two cohorts of recent graduates from a UK university, results suggest that an Upper Second degree classification may have a signalling role. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01