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Education-workforce Alignment

Education-Workforce Alignment is a theoretical construct that denotes the systematic correspondence between educational outputs—such as skills, competencies, and qualifications provided by educational institutions—and the current and future demands of the labor market, distinguishing it from related workforce development concepts by emphasizing structural coherence between education systems and employment opportunities.

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15.9K

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585

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278

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2017–2026

82

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299

Educational systems and labor market outcomes

Jutta Allmendinger · European Sociological Review · 1989 · 973 citations

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Educational mismatches versus skill mismatches: effects on wages, job satisfaction, and on-the-job search

Judith Allen · Oxford Economic Papers · 2001 · 886 citations · Full text

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Functional and Conflict Theories of Educational Stratification

Randall Collins · American Sociological Review · 1971 · 823 citations

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Employability in a Knowledge-driven Economy

Phillip Brown, Anthony Hesketh, SARA WILIAMS · Journal of Education and Work · 2003 · 586 citations · Full text

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Education and job match: The relatedness of college major and work

John Robst · Economics of Education Review · 2006 · 546 citations

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Authors

585

  1. HG
    Herman G. van de Werfhorst

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    5 publications · 537 citations

    5

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  2. RV
    Rolf van der Velden

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 434 citations

    4

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  3. HH
    Hans Heijke

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 237 citations

    4

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  4. TB
    Thijs Bol

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    3 publications · 179 citations

    3

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  5. LH
    Lee Harvey

    Birmingham City University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 827 citations

    3

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Institutions

278

  1. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    854 citations

  3. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    132 citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    432 citations

  5. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    131 citations

  6. Universitat de València

    Valencia, Spain

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    418 citations

  7. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    147 citations

  8. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    71 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Education and Work

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Vocational Education and Training

    JVET · 7 publications · 172 citations

    7

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  3. European Journal of Education

    6 publications · 437 citations

    6

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 5 publications · 95 citations

    5

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  5. Economics of Education Review

    4 publications · 662 citations

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