Young W B, Lehrer E L, White W D
Image J Nurs Sch. 1991 Summer;23(2):105-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1991.tb00652.x.
This study examines the influence of investments in education on the nature of activities performed on the job. Specifically, attention is focused on whether registered nurses (RNs) with a baccalaureate degree differ from graduates of other programs entailing less schooling in the frequency with which they perform various nursing functions. Results of an ordered probit model using data from the 1986 Biennial Survey of Illinois RNs show that baccalaureate nurses perform high skill functions more often, indicating that education does influence the nature of work activities. Combined with the finding in previous studies that baccalaureate nurses earn significantly higher wages, these results suggest that the labor market differentiates among nurses by education, raising questions about the need to change current licensure laws on informational grounds.
本研究考察了教育投资对工作中所从事活动性质的影响。具体而言，重点关注拥有学士学位的注册护士（RN）在执行各种护理职能的频率上，是否与其他学历较低项目的毕业生有所不同。使用1986年伊利诺伊州注册护士两年期调查数据的有序概率模型结果表明，拥有学士学位的护士更频繁地执行高技能职能，这表明教育确实会影响工作活动的性质。结合先前研究中拥有学士学位的护士收入显著更高这一发现，这些结果表明劳动力市场根据教育程度对护士进行区分，这引发了基于信息理由改变现行执照法必要性的问题。
