2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
From University to Work : Focusing on Engineering Graduates
| Project/Area Number |
13610272
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educaion
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| Research Institution | HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
HIRASAWA Kazushi Hokkaido Univ., Grad School of Letters, Asso.Prof., 大学院・文学研究科, 助教授 (30241285)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NAKAMURA Takayasu Gunma Univ., Fac.of Education, Asso.Prof., 教育学部, 助教授 (30291321)
YAMAGUCHI Kenji Okayama Univ., Fac.of Education, Asso.Prof., 教育学部, 助教授 (90273424)
TARUMOTO Hideki Hokkaido Univ., Grad School of Letters, Asso.Prof., 大学院・文学研究科, 助教授 (50271705)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2003
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| Keywords | getting a job / university education / recommendation / career / engineering graduates / survey of graduates |
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| Research Abstract |
The main purpose of this research is to clarify the structure of transition from university to work of engineering undergraduates and postgraduates and its change. We had an interview with teachers and administrators at the placement office in five universities, and carried out the mail survey of graduates who graduated from a state university between 1965 and 1994. 1,216 people answered the questionnaire. The main findings of this survey are as follows : (1)About 70 percent of graduates got their first job by recommendation of university teachers, the others got without it. (2)But the ability of candidates was not much higher than the others because they were recommended mainly by not their grades but "first come" or "rock-paper-scissors". (3)This tendency had been stable throughout this period. (4)Graduates who changed their first job until forty years old got higher status than those who did not. (5)Whether they got managerial posts depended upon their ability that they acquired at the university.
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