Graduates‟ assessment of their university education. An approach from their current employment status

  • Albert Sanchez-Gelabert Grup de Recerca en Educació i Treball (GRET), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
  • José Navarro-Cendejas Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE). Programa Interdisciplinario sobre Política y Prácticas Educativas (PIPE).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCED.2016.v27.n2.47007
Keywords: student satisfaction, higher education, usefulness of training, employment situation, education

Abstract

The present article analyzes graduates‟ evaluation of their training its usefulness in their current occupation. The aim is to analyze if there are differences in the evaluation depending on students‟ gender and family educational background. In turn, the study addresses whether graduates‟ working conditions affect these evaluations. Results show the existence of significant differences between the young depending on their social origin and gender. Women and working class graduates are more likely to make a better assessment of their university training. Finally, holding graduates‟ employment situation as a control variable, we verify that in some cases these differences are due to the current working environment of the graduates rather than to demographic differences.

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Albert Sanchez-Gelabert, Grup de Recerca en Educació i Treball (GRET), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
Sociólogo e investigador del Grup de Recerca en Educació i Treball (GRET) de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Master en Investigación en Sociología Aplicada. Sus líneas de investigación se han centrado en el análisis de los estudiantes universitarios, las decisiones de abandono en educación superior, los itinerarios universitarios y la desigualdad educativa.
José Navarro-Cendejas, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE). Programa Interdisciplinario sobre Política y Prácticas Educativas (PIPE).
Doctor en Sociologia por la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Profesor-Investigador en el Programa Interdisciplinario sobre Política y Prácticas Educativas (PIPE) del Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE). Líneas de investigación : relación educación-trabajo, empleo juvenil, formación y competencias laborales.
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Published
2015-10-20
How to Cite
Sanchez-Gelabert A. y Navarro-Cendejas J. (2015). Graduates‟ assessment of their university education. An approach from their current employment status. Revista Complutense de Educación, 27(2), 669-688. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCED.2016.v27.n2.47007
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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2016)
Section
Investigaciones y estudios

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