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Assessing the Psychometric Properties of Quality Experience in Undergraduate Research Using Item Response Theory 用项目反应理论评估本科生科研质量体验的心理测量特性

IF 2.1 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09814-6

Tien-Ling Hu, Dubravka Svetina Valdivia

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Discrimination or a Competitive Climate? Why Women Cannot Translate Their Better High School Grades into University Grades 歧视还是竞争环境？女性为何无法将较好的高中成绩转化为大学成绩？

IF 2.1 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09815-5

Diana Roxana Galos, Susanne Strauss, Thomas Hinz

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Mapping the Occupations of Recent Graduates. The Role of Academic Background in the Digital Era 映射应届毕业生的职业。数字时代学术背景的作用

IF 2.1 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09816-4

Helena Corrales-Herrero, Beatriz Rodríguez-Prado

{"title":"Mapping the Occupations of Recent Graduates. The Role of Academic Background in the Digital Era","authors":"Helena Corrales-Herrero, Beatriz Rodríguez-Prado","doi":"10.1007/s11162-024-09816-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-024-09816-4","url":null,"abstract":"The progressive robotisation and the introduction of artificial intelligence imply economic and social changes. In this paper, we investigate their impact on the occupations of recent Spanish graduates and examine how graduates with different skills can expect their occupations to be transformed by the digital era. To this end –using a three-step approach—we first map occupations in terms of the level of the transformative and destructive effects of digitalization, and determine which groups are most threatened. Second, we characterize the technological occupational groups according to dimensions related to worker and job requirements, such as abilities, skills and tasks performed. Finally, we explore the influence of educational background on the probability of belonging to each group. The analysis relies on three data sources—the main one being microdata from the Survey on Labour Market Insertion of University Graduates (EILU-2019)—which provide exhaustive information about students’ education and training during and after their degree. Results show that only about 15% of graduates hold jobs that have a high probability of being replaced by machines over the next 10–20 years, although a significant number will still face changes in their occupations that will affect skill requirements. Graduates working in these occupations will need a high level of flexibility if they are to adjust to rapid changes and not be displaced. Moreover, certain features of students’ academic background –such as the field of study or more formal education– play a key role and offer some tips to mitigate possible disruptions in graduate employability.","PeriodicalId":48200,"journal":{"name":"Research in Higher Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142197589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Less is more, or is it? Age and Gender Differences in How Students Build Momentum toward College Graduation 少即是多？学生如何为大学毕业蓄势的年龄和性别差异

IF 2.1 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09806-6

Peter Riley Bahr, Claire A. Boeck, Yiran Chen, Paula Clasing-Manquian

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The Relationship Between Low-Income College Students’ Time Use and Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Exploration 低收入大学生的时间利用与幸福感之间的关系：混合方法探索

IF 2.1 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-08-03 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09812-8

Joseph A. Kitchen, Nicholas A. Bowman, Ralitsa Todorova, Lauren N. Irwin, Zoë B. Corwin

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Liberal Arts Graduates in the Labour Market: A Comparative Study of Dutch University Colleges and Conventional Bachelor’s Programmes 劳动力市场中的文科毕业生：荷兰大学学院与传统学士课程的比较研究

IF 2.1 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-07-30 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09813-7

Milan Kovačević, Teun J. Dekker, Rolf van der Velden

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Can the Promise of Free Education Improve College Attainment? Lessons from the Milwaukee Area Technical College Promise 免费教育承诺能否提高大学入学率？密尔沃基地区技术学院承诺的经验教训

IF 1.9 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09811-9

Drew M. Anderson, David B. Monaghan, Jed Richardson

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Updating Our Understanding of Doctoral Student Persistence: Revising Models Using Structural Equation Modeling to Examine Consideration of Departure in Computing Disciplines 更新我们对博士生持续学习的理解：利用结构方程模型修订模型，研究计算机学科中的离职考虑因素

IF 1.9 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09807-5

Kari L. George, Kaitlin N. S. Newhouse

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2-Year or Not 2-Year? The Impact of Starting at Community College on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment 两年制还是非两年制？从社区学院开始对获得学士学位的影响

IF 2.1 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09805-7

Taylor Delaney

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Sustained Strain: Faculty Work Strain Under COVID-19 持续压力：COVID-19 下的教师工作压力

IF 2.1 3区教育学

Research in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09809-3

David A. Cotter, Catherine White Berheide, Megan A. Carpenter

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