Examining Relationships between Soft Skills and Occupational Outcomes among U.S. Adults with--and without--University Degrees

Autor/inn/en	Fernandez, Frank; Liu, Huacong
Titel	Examining Relationships between Soft Skills and Occupational Outcomes among U.S. Adults with--and without--University Degrees
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 32 (2019) 8, S.650-664 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fernandez, Frank)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2019.1697802
Schlagwörter	21st Century Skills; Employment Qualifications; Job Skills; Skill Development; Employment Level; Numeracy; College Graduates; Academic Degrees; Adults; Wages; Readiness; Planning; Employment Experience; Gender Differences; Immigrants; Language Usage; English (Second Language); Parents; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Rechenkompetenz; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Wage; Löhne; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sprachgebrauch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Eltern
Abstract	Policymakers are increasingly concerned that employees need both foundational skills, such as numeracy, and soft skills to take better advantage of new technologies and adapt to changing work. In this study, we examined the relationships between the use of soft skills and occupational outcomes among a nationally representative sample of adult workers in the United States. Based on our analysis of PIAAC data, we found that even after accounting for numeracy skill and university degrees, there were positive, statistically significant relationships between the use of soft skills (i.e. Readiness to Learn; Influence; Planning; and Task Discretion) and workers' occupational outcomes. Our findings also suggested that, relative to university graduates, adult workers without university degrees tend to have higher occupational status if they more frequently exercise soft skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01