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Humboldt goes to the labour market: how academic higher education fuels labour market success in the Czech Republic
Authors: Pabian Petr | Šima Karel | Kynčilová Lucie
Year: 2011
Type of publication: článek v odborném periodiku
Name of source: Journal of Education and Work
Publisher name: Routledge
Place: Oxon
Page from-to: 95-118
Titles:
Language Name Abstract Keywords
cze Humboldt na trhu práce: jak akademické vysokoškolské vzdělávání podporuje úspěch na trhu práce v ČR Vysokoškolské vzdělávání v ČR je většinou založené na teoretických znalostech bez rozsáhlých praktických dovedností a zkušeností. Ale v rozporu s očekáváními dominantního diskursu mají absolventky a absolventi vysokých škol velmi dobré postavení na českém trhu práce. trh práce; vysoké školství; Česká republika
eng Humboldt goes to the labour market: how academic higher education fuels labour market success in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic is one of the post-communist countries where the transformation from late industrial to knowledge economies and knowledge societies was complicated by the simultaneous transformations from communist centrally planned economies to democratic regimes and market economies. Furthermore, the transformation of higher education itself brings even more complications into the picture, most notably the vast and rapid expansion – as far-reaching and much faster than in most West European countries. We argue that contrary to the dominant neoliberal discourse, the Czech experience shows that higher education graduates imbued with Humboldtian academic education fare exceptionally well in the contemporary changing economy. Furthermore, their situation shows no signs of deterioration despite rapid expansion of higher education and its Humboldtian nature. Graduates themselves view their study experience as a good basis for their work even though (or because?) they identify their education as theory-oriented without extensive practical knowledge and experience. labour market; higher education; massification; Humboldtian; Czech Republic