Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the strategies used by graduates of the University of Foggia to enter the labour market. Using both quantitative and qualitative variables, quantified by means of optimal scaling, a structural equation model has been created to analyse the relations between latent variables tied to university education, and graduates’ expectations and methods of job searching. Furthermore, we study if the correlation structure between these latent variables is constant observing separately female and male graduates.
Keywords
- Graduates
- Labour market
- University of Foggia
- Factor analysis
- Structural equation models
- Optimal Scaling
- CATPCA
- LISREL
In this joint work, C. Crocetta was responsible for the final editing of Sections 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7, whereas F. d’Ovidio was responsible for Sections 3 and 5. The authors wish to thank anonymous referees for their precious suggestions.
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Crocetta, C., d’Ovidio, F. (2007). A Structural Model of the Employment Pathways of the University of Foggia Graduates. In: Fabbris, L. (eds) Effectiveness of University Education in Italy. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1751-5_6
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