scholarly journals Exploring the relationship between educational credentials and the earnings of immigrants

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Adamuti-Trache ◽  
Robert Sweet
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Educational Credentials ◽  
The Relationship

The study uses the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS) to examine the relationship between immigrants’ educational credentials and earnings. Three aspects of an individual’s credentials are considered: country of origin, level of education, and field of study. In addition, we examine the constraining effects of gender and visible minority status on the ability of immigrants to negotiate the value of their educational credentials in the Canadian labour market.

scholarly journals Ethno-racial Disparities In Canada’s Labour Market: The Case Of Recent Graduates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravinder Singh Mehmi
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Educational Credentials

This study explores the labour market outcomes of recent-graduate visible-minorities who did not obtain any non-Canadian educational credentials, of any level, prior to their graduation (e.g. “generation 1.5+”). Using the 2013 National Graduates Survey, which surveyed those who graduated from Canadian public-postsecondary institutions in the 2009-2010 academic year, this study assesses the incomes and (un)employment statuses of Canada’s four largest ethno-racial groups—Whites, South Asians, Chinese, and Blacks. Approximately 93% of the subsample under analysis is Canadian-born. The results show that, amongst those who held a full-time job at the time of the survey, the visible-minority subgroups do not experience any earnings penalties versus their White counterparts (by gender)—but rather some subgroups show earnings premiums. However, some visible-minority subgroups, such as the South Asian males, show substantially higher odds of being unemployed versus their White counterparts (by gender). Limitations and implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Symbolic Closure: Towards a Renewed Sociological Perspective on the Relationship between Higher Education, Credentials and the Graduate Labour Market

Sociology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 1067-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerbrand Tholen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Symbolic Violence ◽  
Sociological Perspective ◽  
Social Closure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Educational Credentials ◽  
The Relationship

This article explores how our understanding of the graduate labour market can be improved by re-assessing some of the insights of the conflictual tradition within sociology. In particular, its theorising of ‘social closure’ and the use of educational credentials within the labour market remain highly relevant. Yet these ideas need to be modified to better deal with the current social, economic and educational contexts. This article extends the social closure literature to deal with some of the changes within the graduate labour market by turning to Pierre Bourdieu’s ideas on symbolic violence. I will argue that ‘symbolic closure’, the reliance on exclusion through categorisation and classification, becomes of greater importance in a graduate labour market that no longer offers any clarity about what graduate skills, jobs and rewards constitute and signify.

scholarly journals Social and racial/ethnic differences in parental willingness to vaccinate children against COVID-19 in Montreal, Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britt McKinnon ◽  
Caroline Quach Thanh ◽  
Eve Dube ◽  
Cat Tuong Nguyen ◽  
Kate Zinszer
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Little is known about the extent of social or racial/ethnic differences in parental hesitancy around COVID-19 vaccination for their children. Using cross-sectional data from an ongoing cohort study in Montreal, Canada, we examined willingness to vaccinate children according to level of education, neighbourhood, and visible minority status. Parents of children aged 2-17 completed a vaccine hesitancy module of an online questionnaire and we used logistic regression to estimate associations between vaccine willingness and education, neighbourhood, and visible minority status. Of the 380 parents who completed the module, 61% were very likely, 25% somewhat likely, 9.2% somewhat unlikely, and 4.5% very unlikely to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19. Visible minority status was strongly associated with willingness to vaccinate, while neighbourhood and level of education were not significantly associated. Further research is needed to quantify these differences on a larger scale and to better understand why certain communities have lower vaccination intention in order to develop tailored strategies to promote vaccine acceptance and uptake.

scholarly journals Ethno-racial Disparities In Canada’s Labour Market: The Case Of Recent Graduates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravinder Singh Mehmi
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Educational Credentials

This study explores the labour market outcomes of recent-graduate visible-minorities who did not obtain any non-Canadian educational credentials, of any level, prior to their graduation (e.g. “generation 1.5+”). Using the 2013 National Graduates Survey, which surveyed those who graduated from Canadian public-postsecondary institutions in the 2009-2010 academic year, this study assesses the incomes and (un)employment statuses of Canada’s four largest ethno-racial groups—Whites, South Asians, Chinese, and Blacks. Approximately 93% of the subsample under analysis is Canadian-born. The results show that, amongst those who held a full-time job at the time of the survey, the visible-minority subgroups do not experience any earnings penalties versus their White counterparts (by gender)—but rather some subgroups show earnings premiums. However, some visible-minority subgroups, such as the South Asian males, show substantially higher odds of being unemployed versus their White counterparts (by gender). Limitations and implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Independence Test and Plots in Correspondence Analysis to Explore Tracer Study Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-256
Author(s):  
Endang Sri Kresnawati ◽  
◽  
Irmeilyana Irmeilyana ◽  
Ali Amran ◽  
Danny Matthew Saputra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Tracer Study ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Independence Test ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
First Job ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Length Of Study

The results of the exploration of tracer study data can be used as information about the career of graduates and the relevance of work to the field of study as well as the competencies obtained before graduation. The question items discussed were a description of the time and process of looking for a job, the length of time to get the first job, the relationship between length of study, gender, field of work, total income, alumni's perception of the closeness of the field of study to work, the suitability of the level of education on the job, and average level of competence. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between these variables in the 2020 tracer study data from graduates of all faculties at Sriwijaya University. Respondents studied were 2,669 people. The method used is descriptive statistics, biplot analysis, independence test and plots by simple correspondence analysis. Respondents' perceptions of the suitability of the level of education in employment are related to gender and also with respondents' perceptions of the closeness of the field of study to the field of work. Meanwhile, respondents' perceptions of the closeness of the field of study with work are related to the field of work. The average length of study, the average number of job applications, the number of companies or agencies that responded to applications, and invited interviews for female respondents were lower than male respondents.

The next generation: Experiences of higher educated Turkish-Dutch on The Hague labour market

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-217
Author(s):  
Karijn G. Nijhoff
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Education System ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Market Positioning ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Dutch City

This paper explores the relationship between education and labour market positioning in The Hague, a Dutch city with a unique labour market. One of the main minority groups, Turkish-Dutch, is the focus in this qualitative study on higher educated minorities and their labour market success. Interviews reveal that the obstacles the respondents face are linked to discrimination and network limitation. The respondents perceive “personal characteristics” as the most important tool to overcoming the obstacles. Education does not only increase their professional skills, but also widens their networks. The Dutch education system facilitates the chances of minorities in higher education through the “layering” of degrees. 

UPAYA PEDAGANG PELATARAN DI PASAR SETONO BETEK KEDIRI DALAM MENGAKSES MODAL UNTUK MENGEMBANGKAN USAHANYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dhiyan Septa Wihara ◽  
Poniran Yudho Leksono
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Family Burden ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Key Words Age ◽  
Capital Access ◽  
The Relationship

<p>This study aims to 1) Describe the characteristics of the merchants of the market in the setono betek kediri which includes age, education level, family burden and work experience dependent on the access of capital to develop their business, 2) to analyze the relationship between the characteristics of the merchant of the market in the setono betek kediri towards their capital access to develop their business .The population in this study were vegetables and food street vendors, amounting to 120 traders. The number of samples used was 55 respondents with sampling technique using Slovin formula. The analysis used is Chi Square is to see the relationship between traders characteristics with access to their capital in developing their business. The results showed that the age of traders has a relationship to access capital, this is evidenced by the value of perason chi square 0.000 &lt;0.05. The level of education of traders is also associated with capital kases with pearson chi square value 0.001 &lt;0.05. The number of dependents of family burden is related to access to capital with pearson chi square value 0.001 &lt;0.05. The work experience of traders is related to their capital access in developing the business with pearson chi square value 0.005 &lt;0.05.</p><p><br />Key words : Age, education level, family burden, work experience, street vendors</p>

Mismatch Between Education and Occupation: A Case Study of Pakistani Graduates.

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (4II) ◽  
pp. 531-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shujaat Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Keywords Education ◽  
Job Mismatch

In this study, an attempt has been made to estimate the incidences of job mismatch in Pakistan. The study has divided the job mismatch into three categories; education-job mismatch, qualification mismatch and field of study and job mismatch. Both the primary and secondary datasets have been used in which the formal sector employed graduates have been targeted. This study has measured the education-job mismatch by three approaches and found that about one-third of the graduates are facing education-job mismatch. In similar, more than one-fourth of the graduates are mismatched in qualification, about half of them are over-qualified and the half are under-qualified. The analysis also shows that 11.3 percent of the graduates have irrelevant and 13.8 percent have slightly relevant jobs to their studied field of disciplines. Our analysis shows that women are more likely than men to be mismatched in field of study. JEL classification: I23, I24, J21, J24 Keywords: Education and Inequality, Higher Education, Human Capital, Labour Market

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