Adult Graduates' Employability and Mid-Career Trajectories after Graduation with Finnish UAS Master's Degree

Autor/inn/en	Ojala, Kristiina; Isopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka; Varhelahti, Mervi
Titel	Adult Graduates' Employability and Mid-Career Trajectories after Graduation with Finnish UAS Master's Degree
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 34 (2021) 1, S.67-80 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ojala, Kristiina) ORCID (Isopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2021.1875125
Schlagwörter	Adults; Nontraditional Students; College Graduates; Employment Potential; Career Development; Career Change; Masters Degrees; Technology Education; Business Administration Education; Social Services; Public Health; Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; Classification; Incidence; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Berufsentwicklung; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Gesundheitswesen; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Vorkommen; Finnland
Abstract	Graduate employability research typically focuses on young graduates' entry to the labour market. Little is known about the careers of adults who attain higher education degrees in mid-life. This article explores Finnish University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Master's degree graduates' mid-career trajectories using retrospectively collected longitudinal survey data (N = 1025) on their employment relations, transitions and career breaks. The specific research questions are as follows: (1) What are the types of mid-career trajectories of the adult graduates with Finnish UAS Master's degree? (2) What is the prevalence of the different career trajectories among the sample of graduates? (3) In what ways different career trajectories are able to take advantage of graduation with a Master's degree? As a result, we recognised five types of mid-career trajectories: rising career, renewing career, entrepreneurial career, continuous career and unstable career. Adult degrees can re-orient and enhance different career trajectories, e.g. by providing formal qualifications, new expertise and entrepreneurial skills, as well as by validating prior experience. Understanding the nature of career trajectories of adult graduates at a Master's level is interesting not only in the Finnish but also in the international context and this study opens up a rich array of opportunities for further studies. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01