Longitudinal Associations between Soft Skills, Education and Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Survey of Young Australians

Autor/inn/en	Forrest, Cameron J.; Swanton, Tasman
Titel	Longitudinal Associations between Soft Skills, Education and Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Survey of Young Australians
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 63 (2021) 9, S.1276-1287 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Forrest, Cameron J.) ORCID (Swanton, Tasman)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-10-2020-0325
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Soft Skills; Outcomes of Education; Labor Market; Employment Potential; Adolescents; Problem Solving; Creativity; Teamwork; Verbal Communication; Academic Achievement; Wages; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Achievement Tests; International Assessment; High School Students; Australia; Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Problemlösen; Kreativität; Schulleistung; Wage; Löhne; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a measure of soft skills suitable for use in a large survey of Australian adolescents. Design/methodology/approach: A survey was conducted with N = 4,704 Australians aged 15-19 over 2 years. Principal components analysis was performed on 14 self-report items, followed by generalised linear mixed modelling predicting education- and employment-related outcomes. Findings: Self-reported problem solving, creativity, teamwork and verbal communication were alternately associated with later high school performance, hourly wage and employment status. These effects persisted when controlling for demographics and prior academic achievement. Originality/value: Existing measures have been limited by their length or focus on specific skills or industries. The presented measures are short, domain-general, measure multiple skills simultaneously, and are suitable for a wide range of research contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01