Do Geography Degree Programmes Facilitate a Smooth Transition to the Job Market? Reflections of Working and Job-Seeking Graduates in Poland

Autor/in	Piróg, Danuta
Titel	Do Geography Degree Programmes Facilitate a Smooth Transition to the Job Market? Reflections of Working and Job-Seeking Graduates in Poland
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 38 (2014) 2, S.155-174 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2014.901301
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Geography; Geography Instruction; Graduate Surveys; College Graduates; Student Attitudes; Employment Potential; Education Work Relationship; Correlation; Satisfaction; Questionnaires; Standards; Curriculum Development; Mixed Methods Research; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Geografie; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Korrelation; Zufriedenheit; Fragebogen; Standard; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Polen
Abstract	The article presents results of a survey conducted among Polish geography graduates. They were asked questions about the relevance of their degree to their transition from university studies to the job market. The research project revealed that less than half of them found a job. Out of working graduates, one in five geographers worked in an area related to geography and only one in six graduates found their degree useful in their job-seeking efforts. The respondents were also of the view that potential employers often did not perceive them as professionals with a specialised range of skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10