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Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand: A Slippery Slope?

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. Contact information. John C. Weidman, Professor of Higher Education

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Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand: A Slippery Slope?

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  1. 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

  2. Contact information John C. Weidman, Professor of Higher Education University of Pittsburgh School of Education http://www.education.pitt.edu Department of Administrative and Policy Studies 5910 Wesley W. Posvar Hall 230 S. Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260 US Phone: +1-412-648-1772 Email: weidman@pitt.edu http://www.education.pitt.edu/people/JohnWeidman/ Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand

  3. Key Issues Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand • 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

  4. Labor Market Dynamics Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand • Structure of National Economy • Oil Production • Professional Services • Public/private mix • Supply of Highly Educated People • Domestic • International

  5. Labor Market Dynamics Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand • Projections for the Future • Changes in National Economies • Changes in Demograph • Higher Education and National Development

  6. Demand and Supply of Majors Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand • 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)

  7. Institutional Restructuring Capacity Shaping Higher Education on the Basis of Labor Market Demand • Curriculum Structure • General vs. Specialized • Fit with Labor Market • Major Fields • Content • Distribution of Faculty • Importance of Tradition

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