Front Matter; Introduction; policies on the transition from higher education to employment since the 1990s; Competencies acquired at university and required in the workplace; University and college differences in the returns to education in japan and the netherlands; University education and its relevance to working life; On the use and generation of knowledge economy competencies; Influence of diversified employment on the initial career of higher education graduates; Career and mobility in japan and the netherlands; Japanese and dutch graduates' work orientations and job satisfaction
Individualism and collectivismDoes Higher Education Provide Opportunities For Career Development Of Men And Women?; The relationships between higher education and employment in japan and the netherlands; Back Matter
Summary
Annotation This book investigates how social and cultural factors affect the education, training and career development of graduates of higher education in Japan and the Netherlands. The aim of this book is to explore how Dutch and Japanese graduates choose and develop their careers in reference to the above-mentioned challenges. It is based on a unique data set consisting of surveys held among graduates three and eight years after leaving higher education