School of Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison
Authors: Ahyoung Alicia Kim, Daniella Molle, Jason Kemp, H. Gary Cook October 2018, 25 pp. Abstract: High-stakes decisions are often made for English learners in the K–12 context based on their performance on English language proficiency assessments. Although states and districts provide guidelines for making such decisions, little is known regarding how educators actually make …
Authors: Matthew T. Hora, Bailey B. Smolarek, Kelly Norris Martin, Lee Scrivener October 2018, 39 pp. Abstract: One of the problematic features of the increasingly influential discourse of student employability in higher education is the widespread conception of “skills” as de-contextualized bits of knowledge, ability, and disposition. Instead, how particular competencies are valued, defined, and …
Authors: Jaymes Pyne, Eric Grodsky August 2018, 18 pp. Abstract: When planning for college, students face a range of constrained choices governed in part by variation between institutions. What are the economic consequences of those decisions and constraints both during and after college? We know borrowing patterns vary by institutional sector, yet colleges within a …
Authors: Jaymes Pyne, Eric Grodsky August 2018, 32 pp. Abstract: Recent efforts to understand aggregate student loan debt have shifted the focus away from undergraduate borrowing and toward dramatically rising debt among graduate and professional students. We suggest educational debt plays a key role in social stratification by either deterring bachelor’s degree holders from disadvantaged …
Authors: Mun Yuk Chin, Chelsea A. Blackburn Cohen, Matthew T. Hora June 2018, 29 pp. Abstract: Existing research on the effectiveness of college career services centers (CSCs) has primarily focused on students’ utilization rates and their satisfaction with the programs and services offered. Based on survey (n = 372) and focus group data (n = …
Author: Matías D. Scaglione June 2018, 47 pp. Abstract: This paper presents a new approach to identifying relatively skilled occupations that do not typically require a bachelor’s degree for entry. I call this group of occupations Skilled Non-College Occupations (SNCOs). The proposed approach relies heavily on a new skills index based on data from the …
Authors: Noah Hirschl, Christian Michael Smith April 2018, 19 pp. Abstract: Nationally and in Wisconsin, economically disadvantaged high school graduates attend college, especially baccalaureate colleges, at much lower rates than their more advantaged peers. Schools play an important role in helping economically disadvantaged students go to college. Indeed, in Massachusetts and Texas, schools vary more …
Author: A. Nelse Grundvig February 2018, 12 pp. Abstract: “Skills shortage” is often used to describe the difficulty that can arise when trying to match a ready supply of qualified applicants to open positions. To believe the term accurately describes situations where unemployment rates are low and employers have to compete for skilled workers frames …
Authors: Ross J. Benbow, Changhee Lee, Matthew T. Hora January 2018, 17 pp. Abstract: Research indicates that teamwork, communication, self-directed learning, and problem-solving skills are strongly linked to individual academic and professional success, yet little is known regarding how college educators and employer trainers learn to better teach or train others in these valuable skills …
Authors: Peter Goff, Bradley Carl, Minseok Yang January 2018, 56 pp. Abstract: This report presents findings on key features of the Wisconsin teacher labor market, including mobility, attrition, supply, and demand. We use data from multiple sources (state staffing and credentialing files, application and vacancy information, and statewide survey data on perceptions of staffing challenges) …