From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova
This report sheds light on information sources and on gaps in educational and occupational choices in Moldova by presenting findings based on original data collected in 2015. To support the government in reinforcing Moldova’s career guidance and in...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26508427/aspirations-occupations-role-information-educational-labor-market-decisions-moldova http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24755 |
| Summary: | This report sheds light on information
sources and on gaps in educational and occupational choices
in Moldova by presenting findings based on original data
collected in 2015. To support the government in reinforcing
Moldova’s career guidance and information systems for
education and jobs, individual interviews and focus group
discussions were conducted during the 2015 school year with
secondary and tertiary students, graduates, parents, and
teachers. The data address, for the first time in Moldova,
issues related to how students make choices, what
information they use and what they lack, and what assistance
they find useful. As previously noted, one issue with career
guidance in Moldova is that non‐school actors are only
minimally involved in such activities. This report
highlights how career guidance involves numerous actors well
beyond the education system by examining the sources of
information that students use and extensively reviewing
international experience. The remainder of the report is
organized as follows: section two describes the methodology
of the study, with an overview of what factors into
educational and occupational choices and the data used to
assess the role of information in Moldova. Section three
presents the main findings from both quantitative and
qualitative data. Section four discusses the policy
implications of the findings and presents examples from
other countries of systematic educational information and
career guidance that could be useful in designing reforms in Moldova. |
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