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ERIC Number: EJ680481
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Nov-1
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-5692
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Social Dynamics, University Experiences, and Graduates' Job Outcomes
Grayson, J. Paul
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v25 n5 p609-627 Nov 2004
In Canada, little attention has been paid to the extent to which job outcomes are the result of the human capital honed in university or of broader social dynamics. Combining the fundamental insights of status attainment and cultural reproduction theories with propositions of the college impact model, the current study examines the effects of cultural, social and human capital on four job outcomes two years after graduation from a Canadian university. Overall, it is found that variables measuring cultural and human capital have independent effects on job outcomes; however, the impact of social capital is minimal. The findings suggest that graduates' job outcomes are connected to broader social dynamics as well as to what they might learn in university.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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