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Extracurricular activity and the transition from higher education to work: a survey of graduates in the United Kingdom

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  • Guy Tchibozo

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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This paper focuses on the effects of extra-curricular activity on graduates' transition from higher education to the labour market. The study is based on a survey of 119 graduates conducted in 2004 in the UK. The data gathered cover a large range of social and leisure activities that the graduates carried on while students at their universities. Several aspects of their transitional process from student to worker are also covered. Data were analysed by means of linear and logistic regression models. Results show that extra-curricular activity has a significant influence on the transition process. First, extra-curricular experience gives access to better occupational status but lengthens the period of unemployment preceding the first job. Second, as compared with the most frequently observed extra-curricular behaviour, two profiles could be distinguished: the one better performing than average, and the other worse performing. Results suggest extra-curricular strategies to better enable graduates' effective transition to work.

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  • Guy Tchibozo, 2007. "Extracurricular activity and the transition from higher education to work: a survey of graduates in the United Kingdom," Post-Print hal-00278734, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00278734
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2273.2006.00337.x
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    Cited by:

    1. Santos, Miguel, 2010. "From Training to Labour Market. Holocletic Model," MPRA Paper 26617, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Cabane Charlotte & Lechner Michael, 2015. "Physical Activity of Adults: A Survey of Correlates, Determinants, and Effects," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 235(4-5), pages 376-402, August.
    3. Khaled Karim, 2021. "Role of Co-curricular Activities (CCAs) in Academic Success and Increasing Graduate Employability," International Journal of Learning and Development, Macrothink Institute, vol. 11(1), pages 121-130, March.

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