The Value of a University Degree in the European Context: the Case of Part-time Students in the Czech Republic
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<a href="http://www.economics-sociology.eu/?361,en_the-value-of-a-university-degree-in-the-european-context-the-case-of-part-time-students-in-the-czech-republic" target="_blank" >http://www.economics-sociology.eu/?361,en_the-value-of-a-university-degree-in-the-european-context-the-case-of-part-time-students-in-the-czech-republic</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-789X.2015/8-3/18" target="_blank" >10.14254/2071-789X.2015/8-3/18</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Value of a University Degree in the European Context: the Case of Part-time Students in the Czech Republic
Original language description
This paper analyses various aspects of a university education and the value of a university degree. In the first part, the current situation in European tertiary education is briefly described based on Eurostat and OECD data. An increasing number of people with tertiary education often causes a mismatch in the number and structure of graduates needed in the labour market. The next part of the paper points out both educational and job mismatches. Subsequently, an empirical study based on primary data collected at the Faculty of Economics, Technical University of Liberec in 2014 from part-time students is introduced. The data collected in the pilot survey confirmed a relatively high proportion of individuals who become overeducated, which also influencestheir rate of return from education. These results are unique in the structure of data and confirm the general findings of some previous studies. This paper offers a platform to further discuss the value of a university degree across Eur
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AE - Management, administration and clerical work
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Economics and Sociology
ISSN
2071-789X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
LT - LITHUANIA
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
260-271
UT code for WoS article
000365684600018
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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