scholarly journals How much does degree choice matter?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Dearden ◽  
Ian Walker ◽  
Yu Zhu ◽  
Matt Dickson ◽  
Anna Vignoles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Degree Choice

scholarly journals ¿Por qué eligen los estudiantes universitarios las titulaciones de turismo?. Análisis de los factores de interés y expectativas de empleo para el alumnado de la Universitat de València

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-65
Author(s):  
María Caballer-Tarazona ◽  
Rubén José Cuñat Giménez ◽  
Rosario Martínez Verdú ◽  
Cristina Pardo-García
Keyword(s):  
Factorial Analysis ◽  
First Year ◽  
Job Expectations ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Degree Choice ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Las expectativas del alumnado que determinan la elección de una titulación en Turismo condicionan sus conductas durante y después de sus estudios. Para identificar estas expectativas se realizó una encuesta al alumnado de Turismo de primer curso. Un análisis factorial nos ha permitido identificar los factores de mayor peso en la elección: Internacionalización, Expectativas de empleo, Emprendimiento, Importancia del sector e Interés por la titulación. Finalmente, se ha completado el estudio analizando sus expectativas sobre las salidas profesionales vinculadas al ámbito turístico. Interests that drive students to choose a Tourism degree will condition their behaviour in their studies and later on. In order to identify such interests we carried out a survey addressed to the first year Tourism students. A factorial analysis was conducted finding the main factors in the degree choice: Internationalization, Job expectations, Entrepreneurship, Sector importance and Interest for the degree. Finally, we completed the research identifying the expectations about their professional future in the tourism field.

Mainstreaming the Applied Track: Connections, Guises, and Concerns

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-49
Author(s):  
Jeanne Simonelli
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Traditional Curriculum ◽  
The Past ◽  
Actual Degree ◽  
Degree Choice

"It's not real anthropology!" many of us were told in Graduate School, as we pursued applied studies in our local communities. Today, our students are asking for applied courses and "mainstream" courses with applied and experiential components. In some colleges, the applied track is an actual degree choice; in others, we are working to integrate courses into a traditional curriculum. As professor and chair of anthropology in two very different institutions, I've worked with both of these models for the past thirteen years. This article outlines each of these routes, and explores the ways faculty can get recognition for the work that these types of classes entail, within an entrenched tenure and promotion model of research, teaching, and service.

Degree choice evidence from stated preferences

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1205-1234
Author(s):  
Alaitz Artabe ◽  
Javier Gardeazabal
Keyword(s):  
Stated Preferences ◽  
Degree Choice

Gender and university degree: a new analysis of entrepreneurial intention

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 797-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar López-Delgado ◽  
Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez ◽  
Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Additive Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Special Value ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
University Degree ◽  
Degree Choice

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine how and why differences in gender affect entrepreneurial intention (EI). Although there are many studies in this area, scholars have yet to reach a consensus. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a survey of students at Malaga University in two stages to introduce a new perspective that links gender and university degree subject with the predisposition towards business creation. Structural equation modelling (SEM) is applied. Findings Comparing the explanatory power of an additive model and a multiplicative model, this paper confirms that socialisation conditions both men and women in their choice of university studies. Consequently, gender and university degree subject choice are shown to be linked and both affect EI. Research limitations/implications These findings provide a starting point for closing the information gap in the literature, but deeper analysis is required to combine other factors, such as international variations and the influence of different education systems on entrepreneurship. Practical implications These results are of special value to universities interested in fomenting entrepreneurship in their graduates, allowing them to better propose educational policies and communication campaigns reducing the effect of gender on degree choice. Originality/value The contribution of this research is the development of introducing university degree subjects as tied to gender. The study forms one construct together, and not a descriptive variable of the sample selected or as two independent exogenous variables, as is the case in most of the literature in this area.

scholarly journals Female autonomy and fertility pattern among women working in formal sector in Kathmandu valley

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
Neeti Singh ◽  
Srijana Pandey ◽  
Ang Tshering Sherpa ◽  
Nijina Tamrakar ◽  
Sunil Chitrakar
Keyword(s):  
Working Women ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Age At Marriage ◽  
Contraceptive Devices ◽  
Risk Pregnancy ◽  
Female Autonomy ◽  
Degree Choice ◽  
Fertility Pattern

Background: Fertility rate is declining more among women with higher education around the world. This may be due to number of years spent for achieving higher degree, choice of work and age at marriage. With growing autonomy of urban women and late age at marriage increases high risk pregnancy and declines number of children leading to decrease in young population. So, this study was done to explore the fertility pattern and associated factors among working women at formal sectors. Methods: An observational study was done among women working at formal sectors within Kath­mandu valley. A respondent driven sampling was used to achieve total 101 sample size. The study period was October and November 2019. Results: Median age of the participants was 40 and median age at marriage was 26.62 years. The association between level of education and age at marriage was statistically significant. The median age of pregnancy of the participants were 27 years and 58.4% of women had only one live child. Average number of desired children was 1.69 whereas actual number of children was 1.32. The gap between desired and number of children is statistically significant. Only 35.6% reported to have used some form of contraceptive devices as the measure of family planning. Conclusions: Fertility behavior of working women is not completely influenced by their working status except for higher age at marriage, pregnancy and desired number of children which in long term may affect in the growth of country.

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