Navigating the Graduate Labour Market: The Impact of Social Class on Student Understandings of Graduate Careers and the Graduate Labour Market

Autor/inn/en	Burke, Ciaran; Scurry, Tracy; Blenkinsopp, John
Titel	Navigating the Graduate Labour Market: The Impact of Social Class on Student Understandings of Graduate Careers and the Graduate Labour Market
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 45 (2020) 8, S.1711-1722 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Burke, Ciaran) ORCID (Scurry, Tracy) ORCID (Blenkinsopp, John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2019.1702014
Schlagwörter	Labor Market; College Graduates; Social Class; Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Education Work Relationship; Career Development; Expectation; Institutional Characteristics; Universities; Student Characteristics; First Generation College Students; Academic Degrees; Long Range Planning; Social Capital; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Schülerverhalten; Berufsentwicklung; Expectancy; Erwartung; University; Universität; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Langfristige Planung; Sozialkapital; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Significant expansions in higher education over the last few decades have raised concerns about an over-supply of graduates in the labour market, such that a degree no longer seamlessly translates into a graduate career or occupation, with the increased life chances this could bring. In this paper, we report a study of undergraduates' perceptions of graduate careers and the graduate labour market. As the data showed perceptions were shaped strongly by social class we applied a Bourdieusian theoretical lens to examine the role of capitals and hysteresis of habitus on students' expectations. The study demonstrates how the classed nature of the graduate labour market manifests itself through differences in the level of understanding and preparedness for navigating the labour market. We highlight the structural barriers 'non-traditional' graduates face when entering and navigating a volatile graduate labour market. (As Provided).
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