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Department of Administrative and Policy Studies Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand: A Slippery Slope? John C. Weidman, University of Pittsburgh Presentation at the 2011 Symposium of the Gulf Comparative Education Society, UAE
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Department of Administrative and Policy StudiesShaping Higher
Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand: A Slippery Slope?
John C. Weidman,University of Pittsburgh
Presentation at the 2011 Symposium of the Gulf Comparative Education Society, UAE
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
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Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand
John C. Weidman, Professor of Higher Education
University of PittsburghSchool of Education http://www.education.pitt.edu Department of Administrative and Policy Studies5910 Wesley W. Posvar Hall230 S. Bouquet StreetPittsburgh, PA 15260 US
Phone: +1-412-648-1772Email: [email protected] http://www.education.pitt.edu/people/JohnWeidman/
16 March 2011
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
Key Issues
• External Demand for Highly Educated People: Labor Market Dynamics
• Student Demand for and Institutional Supply of Places in Various Academic Majors
• Institutional Capacity for Restructuring
Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand 16 March 2011
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Labor Market Dynamics• Structure of National Economy
– Oil Production
– Professional Services
– Public/private mix
• Supply of Highly Educated People– Domestic
– International16 March 2011Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand
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Labor Market Dynamics
• Projections for the Future– Changes in National Economies
– Changes in Demograph
• Higher Education and National Development
16 March 2011Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand
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Demand and Supply of Majors
• Mismatch Between National Needs and Student Demand
• Mismatch Between Institutional Provision and Student Demand
• Access and Gender Equity– Gains in Higher Ed Enrollment by Women
– Continuing Limitations on Majors (STEM)
16 March 2011Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand
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Institutional Restructuring Capacity• Curriculum Structure
– General vs. Specialized
– Fit with Labor Market
• Major Fields
• Content
• Distribution of Faculty
• Importance of Tradition
16 March 2011Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand
