Publication: Between adaptation and equity. Access to the labour
market for non-traditional students and graduates
Authors
Tenorio-Rodríguez, María ; Padilla-Carmona, Teresa ; González-Monteagudo, José
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Publisher
Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones
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DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/rie.473771
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Description
Abstract
Este artículo aborda la transición al mercado laboral de estudiantes y graduados no tradicionales
desde las teorías sociológicas del capital cultural. Se ha empleado una metodología
cualitativa con 40 entrevistas realizadas a estudiantes y graduados no tradicionales, empleadores
y personal universitario. En el análisis se exploran tres temas: i) requisitos y habilidades exigidas
en los procesos de selección; ii) barreras que encuentran los estudiantes y graduados no
tradicionales en la inserción laboral; iii) limitaciones en los procesos de selección sobre equidad.
Los resultados muestran que el acceso al empleo cualificado está limitado por formas legítimas
de capital cultural y social gestionadas por los empleadores que pueden ser perjudiciales para
los graduados no tradicionales. También se ha puesto de manifiesto la necesidad de mejorar
el reconocimiento de los perfiles específicos de los graduados no tradicionales. Se recomienda
modificar el enfoque del déficit y responsabilizar a los empleadores de la mejora de sus prácticas
y políticas en materia de acceso al empleo, tomando la equidad y la justicia social como puntos
de referencia éticos.
This article focuses on non-traditional students and graduates in their transition to the labour market, from sociological theories of cultural capital. A qualitative methodology has been employed, with 40 interviews conducted with non-traditional students and graduates, employers and university staff. Three themes are explored in the analysis: (i) requirements and skills demanded in the selection processes; (ii) barriers faced in the labour insertion; (iii) limitations in the selection processes regarding equity. The results show that access to skilled employment is limited by legitimate forms of cultural and social capital managed by employers, which may be detrimental for non-traditional graduates. The need to improve recognition of the specific profiles of non-traditional graduates has also become apparent. It is recommended that the deficit approach be changed and that employers be held accountable for improving their practices and policies regarding access to employment, guided by equity and social justice as ethical benchmarks.
This article focuses on non-traditional students and graduates in their transition to the labour market, from sociological theories of cultural capital. A qualitative methodology has been employed, with 40 interviews conducted with non-traditional students and graduates, employers and university staff. Three themes are explored in the analysis: (i) requirements and skills demanded in the selection processes; (ii) barriers faced in the labour insertion; (iii) limitations in the selection processes regarding equity. The results show that access to skilled employment is limited by legitimate forms of cultural and social capital managed by employers, which may be detrimental for non-traditional graduates. The need to improve recognition of the specific profiles of non-traditional graduates has also become apparent. It is recommended that the deficit approach be changed and that employers be held accountable for improving their practices and policies regarding access to employment, guided by equity and social justice as ethical benchmarks.
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Citation
Revista de Investigación Educativa, RIE, V. 42, N. 2, 2022, pp. 549-563
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