THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE: CASE STUDY OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL AND TERTIARY EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN
- 주제(키워드) Employment , wage , Ajou , secondary vocational education , Uzbekistan
- 주제(DDC) 338.91
- 발행기관 아주대학교
- 지도교수 Iain Watson
- 발행년도 2023
- 학위수여년월 2023. 8
- 학위명 석사
- 학과 국제대학원 국제개발협력과
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ajou/000000032807
- 본문언어 영어
- 저작권 아주대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
ABSTRACT This research thesis examines the impact of secondary vocational and higher education on employment rates and wage levels in Uzbekistan. The country was chosen due to its labor market challenges and the need to fully utilize its workforce potential to improve population income. According to “The Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan,” Uzbekistan has a small working population, with unemployment and part-time employment on the rise and most of the population receiving low pay and experiencing payment delays. These labor market difficulties disproportionately affect vulnerable segments of the population and cause people to face relative poverty. Nevertheless, there is limited literature on employment and wages by educational level in Uzbekistan. To explore the relationships between education, employment, salaries, and relative poverty, the study adopts Amartya Sen's Capability Approach as a theoretical framework. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were employed, focusing on Fergana Pedagogical College and Fergana State University as case studies, with surveys and interviews conducted among their graduates. According to the study's findings, secondary vocational and higher education demonstrate a positive and negative relationship between employment and wages. The minority of participants agreed that secondary vocational and higher education are linked to higher income, which is one of the most important ways to reduce poverty, and they also agreed that graduates can easily find work in their fields and contribute as good members of society. However, the majority of participants were not satisfied with their salaries, and many of them had extra jobs to cover their monthly expenses fully. Some even did not work in their own field, but earned enough since they opened their businesses, worked abroad, or worked as influencers. The findings and recommendations can inform policymakers, educational institutions, and other stakeholders in devising strategies to improve the outcomes for graduates, reduce poverty rates, and foster economic development in the country. Keywords: Secondary vocational education, higher education, labor market challenges, relative poverty, employment, wages.
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1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.2 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 5
1.4 THESIS OUTLINE 7
1.4.1 Secondary vocational education and employment 8
1.4.2 Higher education and employment 9
1.4.3 Higher education and poverty eradication 11
1.4.4 Secondary vocational education and poverty eradication 13
1.4.5 The role of vocational secondary education in wages 14
2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY 16
2.1 CAPABILITY APPROACH 16
2.2 Labor market and employment in Uzbekistan 20
3. SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN UZBEKISTAN 25
3.1 THE EDUCATION SECTOR CONTEXT 25
3.2 EDUCATION SYSTEM STRUCTURE OF UZBEKISTAN 25
3.3 SECONDARY SPECIALIZED / PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 27
3.4 TYPES OF SECONDARY SPECIAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN 28
3.5 HIGHER EDUCATION OF UZBEKISTAN 34
3.6 THE EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE OUTCOMES FOR GRADUATES OF BOTH SECONDARY VOCATIONAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN 35
4. DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 38
4.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 38
4.2 FERGANA PEDAGOGICAL COLLEGE 40
4.3 FERGANA STATE UNIVERSITY 40
4.4 PARTICIPANT`S ANSWERS TO SURVEY QUESTIONS OF THE ROLE OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND SALARY. 41
4.5 INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS' ANSWERS ON THE ROLE OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND SALARY. 45
4.6 DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS 52
4.7 THE GAP BETWEEN THE LABOR MARKET&WAGES AND SVE &HE 52
5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 54
5.1 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN COLLEGE/HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT/WAGES 54
5.2 THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LITERATURE AND FINDINGS 56
5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS 57
BIBLIOGRAPHY 59
APPENDIX 63
