How wide is the gap? Comparing geography graduates’ labor market success with that of peers from business and computer science

Teichert, Christian; Liefner, Ingo; Otto, Anne

doi:10.1080/03098265.2021.1960490

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“…Within the context of global changes, a significant part of the career opportunities for geography students are related to the 2030 Agenda, and education is central to achieving this (Yli-Panula et al , 2019). Geographers can network with administration professionals (Agbedahin, 2019) applying sustainability competencies to interdisciplinary spatial thinking, becoming more competitive on the labor market (Teichert et al , 2021), which is traditionally difficult to access (De Cos and Reques, 2010), and providing them with an ethical framework adapted to the current territorial reality.…”

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The Anthropocene and the sustainable development goals: key elements in geography higher education?

Martínez-Hernández

García

2023

IJSHE

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Purpose The current “Anthropocene” epoch has witnessed an imbalanced global change, but it is an opportunity to design a better and sustainable future. Sustainability criteria need to be fully implemented in political institutions, companies and universities. Moreover, sustainable pedagogies must accompany the process in terms of students’ professional competences to overcome crisis situations. This paper aims to evaluate geography degrees in Spain to corroborate whether students and teachers consider that students are prepared to address the challenges of global change. Design/methodology/approach The research is focused on the sustainable development goals (SDGs), a clear and easily identifiable framework for society that reflects the principles of the UN 2030 Agenda. A statistically validated questionnaire answered by 319 respondents has been used. Data analysis with descriptive and inferential techniques was performed. Findings The results show that geography degrees do not meet the needs of students, for whom career opportunities will be related to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda; there are significant gaps between the perception of teachers and students; some geographical topics are undervalued; SDGs are more present in optional subjects; and there is a need to “sustain” the curriculum, following this highly valued framework. Originality/value Geography educative programs had scarcely been empirically evaluated to check a sustainability framework implementation. This research provides innovative and unprecedented self-assessment results from higher education agents, in an empirical and statistically validated way.

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The Anthropocene and the sustainable development goals: key elements in geography higher education?

Martínez-Hernández

García

2023

IJSHE

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“…Therefore, for many young people, it has become crucial to choose a degree programme that will ensure a successful university-to-work transition after graduation (Teichert et al 2022). There is also growing pressure for universities to equip graduates with competences that match and satisfy employers' needs (Teichler 2018).…”

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Which skills are the most prized? Analysing monetary value of geographers’ skills on the labour market in six European countries

Piróg,

Hibszer

2023

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The objective of the study is to identify those skills that are actually needed by the labour market and allow university graduates to achieve the highest remuneration. To achieve this objective, the authors monitored, for 18 months, online job postings from six countries addressed to geography graduates. Online job postings are the most up-to-date and reliable source of data about the salaries that employers are willing to offer for specific skills or skillsets. A total of 17,397 advertisements were collected, out of which 7,407 included information about the offered salary. Applying text mining and regression tree (classification and regression tree [CART]) analyses, the authors identified skills that significantly differentiate annual salaries. The group of competences associated with higher earnings includes highly specialised geographic information system (GIS), statistical and geological skills. Lower salaries were linked to some general skills such as communicating in a native language as well as some specialised skills, but only to those related to teaching and conducting scientific research.

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Are the UN SDGs Being Implemented in Geography Courses at Spanish Universities?

Martínez-Hernández,

Mínguez

2024

World Sustainability Series

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How wide is the gap? Comparing geography graduates’ labor market success with that of peers from business and computer science

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

The Anthropocene and the sustainable development goals: key elements in geography higher education?

The Anthropocene and the sustainable development goals: key elements in geography higher education?

Which skills are the most prized? Analysing monetary value of geographers’ skills on the labour market in six European countries

Are the UN SDGs Being Implemented in Geography Courses at Spanish Universities?

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