Beyond Graduation: Socio-economic Background and Post-university Outcomes of Australian Graduates

Tomaszewski, Wojtek; Perales, Francisco; Xiang, Ning; Kubler, Matthias

doi:10.1007/s11162-019-09578-4

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“…Future studies should aim to further leverage administrative data resources to look at such a broader set of outcomes, as well as student retention and dropout, high school completion rates as well as outcomes related to post‐school destinations such as university application and deferral rates. 15 Previous research shows that low‐SES students are already underrepresented in higher education (Tomaszewski et al, 2018 ), so it would be important to establish whether COVID‐19 might have further exacerbated this pattern. More broadly, it would be important for future studies to undertake research aimed at understanding how the pandemic might have impacted decision making and career choices in upper secondary school among different groups of students, including those from different socioeconomic backgrounds.…”

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Uneven impacts of COVID‐19 on the attendance rates of secondary school students from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Australia: A quasi‐experimental analysis of administrative data

Tomaszewski

Zając

Rudling

et al. 2022

Aust J Social Issues

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This paper contributes to the growing body of research that demonstrates uneven impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on educational outcomes of students from different socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. We evaluate the early impacts of COVID‐19 on student attendance in secondary school and show how these impacts depend on students' SES. We employ a quasi‐experimental design, using difference‐in‐differences (DiD) estimation extended to incorporate third‐order differences over time between low‐SES and other students, and pre‐ versus during‐COVID‐19, leveraging robust administrative data extracted from the registers of the Tasmanian Department of Education. Using data from multiple cohorts of secondary school students in government schools in Tasmania (N = 14,135), we find that while the attendance rates were similar pre‐ and during‐COVID‐19 for high‐SES students, there was a significant drop in attendance rates during COVID‐19 among socioeconomically disadvantaged students, demonstrating the more pronounced impacts of COVID‐19 for these students. The findings demonstrate that even “relatively short” lockdowns, as those in Tasmania in 2020 (30–40 days of home learning), can significantly affect the learning experiences of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. We discuss the implications of this for future pandemic planning in educational policy and practice and how this needs to be addressed in Australia's COVID‐19 recovery.

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Uneven impacts of COVID‐19 on the attendance rates of secondary school students from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Australia: A quasi‐experimental analysis of administrative data

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Rudling

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Aust J Social Issues

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“…The 'post-participation' stage covers the time after university graduation and has been increasingly recognised in the literature as an integral stage when considering outcomes pertaining to higher education participation and success (Naylor et al, 2013;Tomaszewski et al, 2021). Completing a university degree has been associated with a number of positive outcomes spanning various life domains, including labour market participation (Heckman et al, 2016;OECD, 2019) and improved health and wellbeing (Cutler & Lleras-Muney, 2008;Heckman et al, 2017;Oreopoulos & Petronijevic, 2013).…”

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“…Whiskers denote 90% confidence intervals. Source: HILDA Survey (2001-2016).Originally published inTomaszewski et al (2021)…”

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Differences in Higher Education Access, Participation and Outcomes by Socioeconomic Background: A Life Course Perspective

Tomaszewski

Perales

Xiang

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Life Course Research and Social Policies

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The intergenerational transmission of socio-economic status is driven to a significant extent through parents with higher socio-economic status providing advantages to their children as they move through the education system. At the same time, attainment of higher education credentials constitutes an important pathway for upwards social mobility among individuals from low socio-economic family backgrounds. Given the critical importance of higher education for socio-economic outcomes of children, this chapter focuses on young people’s journeys into and out of university. Drawing on the life course approach and opportunity pluralism theory, we present a conceptual model of the university student life cycle that splits individuals’ higher education trajectories into three distinct stages: access, participation and post-participation. Using this model as a guiding framework, we present a body of recent Australian evidence on differences in pathways through the higher education system among individuals from low and high socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. In doing so, we pay attention to factors such as family material circumstances, students’ school experiences and post-school plans, and parental education and expectations—all of which constitute important barriers to access, participation and successful transitions out of higher education for low SES students. Overall, our results indicate that socio-economic background plays a significant role in shaping outcomes at various points of individual’s educational trajectories. This is manifested by lower chances amongst low-SES individuals to access and participate in higher education, and to find satisfying and secure employment post-graduation. Our findings bear important implications for educational and social policy.

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“…are counted [ 2 ]. New university graduates could experience precarious employment and financial insecurity for up to 5 years in their early career, graduating into an unfavorable socio-economic condition as a result of career shock [ 32 ].…”

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Career choice of tourism students in a triple-whammy crisis

Choy

Yeung

2022

PLoS ONE

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Hong Kong hospitality and tourism industry has been battered by the triple whammy of social unrest, Sino-US trade war and COVID-19 pandemic in recent years. To understand how vulnerable tourism students may be in terms of career shock when facing the three major challenges, 407 tourism students in Hong Kong were surveyed. Structural equation modelling found a positive correlation between affect (an intrinsic, motivating factor) and extraneous events (an extrinsic, demotivating factor), indicating that motivation and demotivating factors may co-exist. Affect was more positively correlated with three career choice outcomes (intent to join the industry, desire for a lifelong career, and resilience in face of unfavourable circumstances) than was Extraneous. In face of career shock arising from extraneous events, tourism students still tend to have a strong intent to join the workforce, take it as a lifelong career, and remain resilient despite the hardship. However, the career shock was a greater concern for those in hotel-related disciplines and for students aged over 20 than younger ones. The findings offer an empirical basis to guide policy makers, academia and the industry in strategy formulation to ensure sustainable quality and manpower supply in the post-crisis future.

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Beyond Graduation: Socio-economic Background and Post-university Outcomes of Australian Graduates

Cited by 17 publications

References 47 publications

Uneven impacts of COVID‐19 on the attendance rates of secondary school students from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Australia: A quasi‐experimental analysis of administrative data

Uneven impacts of COVID‐19 on the attendance rates of secondary school students from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Australia: A quasi‐experimental analysis of administrative data

Differences in Higher Education Access, Participation and Outcomes by Socioeconomic Background: A Life Course Perspective

Career choice of tourism students in a triple-whammy crisis

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