Youth Aspirations and the Reality of Jobs in Developing Countries: Mind the Gap. Development Centre Studies

Institution	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (France), Development Centre
Titel	Youth Aspirations and the Reality of Jobs in Developing Countries: Mind the Gap. Development Centre Studies
Quelle	(2017), (88 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1563-4302
ISBN	978-9-2642-8565-1
DOI	10.1787/9789264285668-en
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Youth; Occupational Aspiration; Employment Potential; Labor Market; Youth Employment; Preferences; Education Work Relationship; Surveys; Educational Policy; Well Being; Productivity; Job Satisfaction; Africa; Asia; Europe; South America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Youth work; Jugendarbeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Produktivität; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Afrika; Asien; Europa; Südamerika
Abstract	Many governments in developing countries are realising that good quality jobs matter for development. However, little attention has been paid so far to explore what actually matters for young people in terms of job characteristics and employment conditions. Today, in many developing and emerging countries, a key development challenge is that existing jobs do not live up to youth aspirations. This study revisits youth labour market performance and the quality of jobs in developing countries. It places youth employment preferences at the forefront and answers the following questions. What is the nature of youth careers aspirations and job-related drivers of job satisfaction? What shapes such employment preferences? How likely will young people be able to meet their job aspirations? What policy makers can do to reduce the gap between youth preferences and the reality of jobs? The study draws on the comprehensive data from school-to-work transition surveys in 32 developing and transition countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. It suggests a number of priority areas for policy makers to enhance youth well-being, raise labour productivity, and contain the chilling effects that unmet youth aspirations can generate on society. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01