Gender equality policies regulate the Swedish labour market, including higher education. This study analyses and discusses the career development of postgraduate students in the light of labour market influences. The principle of gender separation is used to understand these effects. Swedish register data encompassing information on 585…

Within universities there is often still an implicit assumption that the doctorate is preparation for an academic career. Yet for over a decade there has been evidence in a number of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries that there are increasing numbers of students undertaking a doctorate and that larger…

This report presents 4 tables that give a summary of all research doctorates earned during the period July 1, 1969 through June 30, 1970. Highlights of the findings are: (1) there were 14.4% more Ph.D.'s granted in fiscal year 1970 than the previous year; (2) 78.8% of all doctorate recipients planned to enter regular employment following…

Reports findings of the 1986-87 Modern Language Association survey of jobs held by recent graduates of doctoral programs in English and foreign languages. Compares these findings with earlier survey results, marking the end of a decade during which the employment prospects of new PhDs have been monitored on a regular basis. (SR)

Surveys 1987 graduates of journalism and mass communication programs to determine demographics, grade distribution, co-curricular activities, first jobs, employment status, type of work, job satisfaction, salaries, employment trends, and evaluation of college preparation. (MS)

This report describes the current employment status of students who graduated from the Dutchess County (New York) Board of Cooperative Educational Services Technical Center in June, 1996. It is designed to provide summary data concerning the class as a whole, as well as information on how students from individual programs fared. The placement…

Results of the 1991-92 annual survey for 1991-92 on initial employment rates for recipients of doctoral, masters, and bachelors degrees in physics and astronomy are reported. Overall, responses indicated that the job market for recent physics degree recipients remains tight. Other findings include the following: (1) among new bachelors degree…

This report reflects postgraduation activities of college students who graduated in Pennsylvania in 1975. While the report does not attempt to say what the relationship between higher education and postgraduation occupations should be, it does clarify what many of these relationships actually are by indicating the demand for and supply of…

The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (Canada) surveyed 3,006 students who graduated from its 4 institutes and its extension programs in 1995 to determine their employment status, the relationship between their employment and their education, and their overall evaluation of the training they received. Responses were received…

Findings are presented based on a survey of work experience of persons who completed or dropped out of industrial and technical vocational programs in Nassau County's high schools during 1965-1969. The report covers, as of 1970, the labor force status of these former students and the kinds of jobs they held. It seeks to determine the extent to…

The employment status of 1984-1985 degree recipients in physics and astronomy was surveyed. Information is presented on changes in occupational status of physics and astronomy degree recipients between summer of 1984 and the following winter. The characteristics of graduates of both fields who were employed full-time or undertaking postdoctoral…

A survey of the 3,095 students who graduated from the three campuses of Manitoba Community College between August 1977 and July 1978 was conducted in summer 1979 to determine graduates' employment status, earnings, average hours worked per week, education/job relationship, and the location and type of their employment. Major findings, based on a…

The employment status of 1981-1982 degree recipients in physics and astronomy was surveyed. Information is presented on changes in occupational status of physics and astronomy degree recipients which occurred between the summer of 1982 and the following winter. The characteristics of graduates of both fields who were employed full-time or…

A total of 202 companies responded to a survey of policy and practice in the employment of university and college graduates in business and industry. Among results of the survey were that 54 percent of the respondents indicated that business outlook was better than 1977 and that they planned to contact the same number of colleges as last year. The…

The postgraduate employment status of students graduated in all degree fields and degree levels from Pennsylvania postsecondary institutions in 1976 is presented. Where possible, the 1976 survey findings are compared with 1975 findings. Data for 45,915 graduates, or 51.4 percent of the graduates of institutions of higher education at all degree…