Student Lives in Crisis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenza Antonucci
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Student Debt ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Family Resources ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Family State

With rising levels of student debt and precarity, young people’s lives in university are not always smooth. Lorenza Antonucci has travelled across England, Italy and Sweden to understand how inequality is reproduced through university. This book provides a compelling narrative of what it means to be in university in Europe in the 21st century, not only in terms of education, but also in terms of finances, housing and well-being. Furthermore, this book shows how inequality is reproduced during university by how young people from different social classes combine family, state and labour market sources. The book identifies different profiles of young people’s experiences in university, from ‘Struggling and hopeless’ to ‘Having a great time’. Furthermore, the book discusses how the ‘welfare mixes’ present in the three countries determine different types of semi-dependence, and reinforce inequalities. The book identifies a general trend of privatisation of student support in higher education, which pushes young people to participate in the labour market and over-rely on family resources in order to sustain their participation in university. Not only does this protract young people’s semi-dependence, but it also increases inequality among different groups of young people. In addition to the current policy focus on access to higher education, and transitions to the labour market, the book calls for a greater attention on the policies that can change young people’s lives while in university.

scholarly journals Editorial: From innovative experiences to wider visions in higher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Luigi F. Donà dalle Rose ◽  
Anna Serbati
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
The University

Nowadays, there is a growing awareness that higher education is called to help young people to develop their personal and professional future. The university mission is not only to increase opportunities for employability and for better matching of labour market requests and graduates’ skills, but also to prepare people to positively live in local and global communities as well as to actively contribute to personal and community well-being. Therefore, a more holistic approach to education is required, which overcomes the traditional idea of promoting logical, cognitive and linguistic intelligence and which promotes multiple intelligences, including emotional, interpersonal, creative skills. Scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education and educational research have shown that there is a variety of strategies and methods that can foster not only the development of knowledge, but also soft skills. This Issue offers some perspectives and innovative experiences in different subject areas within this framework and moves towards more general visions of educational issues.Published online: 31 May 2018

Investigating young people’s semi‑dependence during university

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenza Antonucci
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Family ◽  
Economic Background ◽  
University Experiences ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University ◽  
Family State

This chapter presents the different ‘profiles’ identified, showing the statements on which the different profiles (groups of students coming from the three countries) have agreed and disagreed. This part shows how the disagreement reflects the presence of different university experiences. The chapter explores in depth the main topics that have emerged from the study, showing the substantial differences in the university experiences of young people from the five profiles and comparing their positions in several areas: socio-economic background, welfare mixes (role of the family, state support, participation in the labour market during university) and the university experience (financial position, housing and accommodation, well-being, and education).

Employer Matching Contributions to Section 529 College Savings Plans

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-140
Author(s):  
John G. Kilgour
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Tax Credits ◽  
Student Debt ◽  
Employee Benefit ◽  
Investment Performance ◽  
Savings Accounts ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Tax Deductions ◽  
College Savings

The alarming increase of higher education and the resulting growth of student debt in recent years has resulted in a number of employers adopting programs to assist employees with 529 college savings plans. However, the design or adoption of such plans is complicated. They are 529 prepaid tuition plans, educational savings plans or Coverdell Educational Savings Accounts. Many states offer tax deductions, tax credits or grants. Fees and expenses vary significantly among the different types of plans and from state to state as does investment performance. This article examines these matters from the perspective of an employer considering the adoption of a 529 or other college savings plan as an employee benefit.

‘Staying on’: The Effects of Recent Changes in Educational Participation for 17–19 Year-Olds in Norway and Scotland

1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torild Hammer ◽  
Andy Furlong
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Compulsory Schooling ◽  
Disadvantaged Youth ◽  
Educational Participation ◽  
Middle Class Families

In this paper we consider some of the implications of the growth of educational participation for the labour market integration of young people between the ages of 17 and 19 in Norway and Scotland. In particular, we focus on the experiences of disadvantaged youth and assess the extent to which they benefit from participation in post-compulsory schooling. We argue that in terms of success on the labour market, post-compulsory secondary education is only beneficial to those intending to continue into Higher Education. We demonstrate the existence of persistent inequalities among ‘non-traditional stayers’, and show that despite greater access to post-compulsory education, young people from middle class families still retain important advantages in both Norway and Scotland. However, we argue that in Scotland, females and those from less advantaged social positions are more disadvantaged than their Norwegian counterparts.

scholarly journals Mindfulness and Education

Psychology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Weare ◽  
Felicia Huppert
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Function Learning ◽  
Contemplative Education ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms

This article focuses on the literature on mindfulness and mindfulness meditation with children and young people in schools and in higher education. It touches on mindfulness for adult educators including teachers and on the overlapping field of contemplative education in higher education. This is a selective guide to the theoretical, research, and practice-based literature in a rapidly evolving field and aimed at those unfamiliar with the territory. Work with young people cannot be understood in isolation, so the article begins by going back to first principles, looking at issues of definitions and origins of mindfulness from within ancient wisdom traditions, most particularly, but not exclusively, its Buddhist origins. It then contextualizes work with young people within the rapid rise of secular mindfulness for adult populations since the late 1970s, explores modern scientifically based definitions, and the domination of the therapeutically based model of mindfulness as an “intervention,” touching on some concerns and critiques, and outlining how mindfulness is currently being measured in adults and young people. It moves on to an account of overviews of mindfulness in education, citing the best of the plethora of guidance on how mindfulness might be implemented in schools, universities, and classrooms. It outlines the key literature on the rapidly expanding world of contemplative education, which is asking rather different questions to those raised by the model of mindfulness as an “intervention,” being more firmly based in philosophical and educational approaches. The world of classroom curricula is a burgeoning and lively one, and the article cites some of the best evidenced and most positively reviewed resources. There is a growing and promising evidence base to guide the field, and the last part of the article outlines the main reviews, which between them suggest there is a small to moderate impact of mindfulness when well taught and implemented. The article concludes by looking in more detail at the core literature in main areas in which mindfulness appears to be showing impact, including: psycho-social well-being and mental health; social and emotional skills including compassion and kindness; cognition, executive function, learning, and academic attainment; and physical health. See also the Oxford Bibliographies article in Education, “Mindfulness, Learning, and Education,” which has overlaps with this article, but explores in more detail definitions, overviews and websites and the implications for learning, while this article has a stronger focus on psychological mechanisms, measurement, and the empirical evidence base. They are probably best consulted together for a full understanding.

scholarly journals Mind the Gap Between Higher Education and the Labour Market for Students with a Disability in the Netherlands: A Research Agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 149-157
Author(s):  
Marjolein Büscher-Touwen ◽  
Marian De Groot ◽  
Lineke Van Hal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Students With A Disability ◽  
Disability Research

The transition from higher education to the labour market is experienced as difficult by students with a disability. This gap between higher education and the labour market has tangible consequences for the participation of (young) people with a disability. Research shows that these students have a higher unemployment rate. This article addresses this gap by studying existing research data and by exploring experiences of students with a disability and other stakeholders as collected by the Dutch expert centre Handicap + Studie. We focus on the perspectives and responsibilities of the different parties involved: educational institutions, employers, municipalities, ministries and students with a disability. With this exercise, we want to contribute to putting this ‘gap’ and its stakeholders on the research agenda, arguing that more in-depth research on the transition from higher education to the labour market for students with a disability is needed. We will therefore conclude with themes that need to be researched in order to gain more knowledge for reducing the gap.

scholarly journals Overeducation and Mismatches at the Labour Market - Albania Case

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Migen Elmazaj
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
National Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Constant Increase ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Market Needs

There is a constant increase in the graduates supply in the labour market in Albania. It seems that the expansion is going on a basis that risks distorting the distribution of students not in line with labor market needs. These expansions have been predicated on the assumption that more education is good for individuals and for society as a whole, not only in terms of economic outcomes like wages or employment, but also for a wide range of social outcomes like improved health and higher well-being. However, along with expansion of the system has come a range of new questions that have emerged as consequence of being many more tertiary graduates. For example, has the increase in tertiary graduates resulted in an oversupply of workers with tertiary qualifications, and thus a decline in the ‘value of a degree?’ If overeducation is a temporary disequilibrium or a permanent feature of economy; if the subject of degree affects the likelihood of being overeducated etc. are raised. This paper represents a research, aiming a total covering of the labour market measuring the overeducation rate for the graduates in Albania and drawing some take aways. The main contribution of the paper consists in providing estimations of graduate overeducation rate in national level. Some guidelines for possible recommendations for policies makers, relevant government agencies, higher education institutions, parents and other stakeholders involved in higher education sector in Albania, are also provided.

(Dis)Integration

2020 ◽  
pp. 152-166
Author(s):  
Micere Keels
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Black Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Revolving Door ◽  
Educational Success ◽  
Student Debt ◽  
Personal Cost ◽  
College Going ◽  
Institutional Action

This concluding chapter takes a step back to examine the bigger picture and suggests ways that colleges and universities could achieve greater integration by attending to difference. Latinx and Black students' college-going identity challenges are often created through institutional action and inaction, and can be resolved through institutional action. Higher education has shown itself to be a revolving door that puts too many Latinx and Black students right back outside their walls, with student debt and without a degree that would lead to the wages needed to service that debt. Although the persistence problem has been foregrounded throughout this work, the chapter shows that the broader goal of campus counterspaces is fostering persistence coupled with psychological, emotional, and cultural well-being. Too many studies show that for historically marginalized students, educational success comes at a high personal cost.

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