Rosenbaum Janet, Rosenbaum James
State University of New York, Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center.
Northwestern University.
Res High Educ J. 2016 Sep;30.
Some researchers and reformers have raised doubts about whether sub-BA credentials lead to good jobs. This study finds that young working adults (ages 25-32) report that nonmonetary rewards such as autonomy and career relevance are more strongly related to job satisfaction than earnings is. Controlling for background differences, young adults with BA and graduate degrees have the greatest nonmonetary job rewards, followed by those with associate's degrees and certificate credentials, all of whom have significantly greater nonmonetary job rewards than high school graduates. Students who attend college without earning credentials report few job rewards, and no better autonomy and career-relevance than high school graduates. Parents, advisors, and policymakers should inform students of nonmonetary job rewards they likely will value as young adult workers in addition to earnings, and which credentials lead to these job rewards.
一些研究人员和改革者对副学士学位以下的学历能否带来好工作提出了质疑。本研究发现，年龄在25岁至32岁之间的在职年轻人表示，自主性和职业相关性等非货币性奖励与工作满意度的关联比收入与工作满意度的关联更强。在控制背景差异的情况下，拥有学士学位和研究生学位的年轻人获得的非货币性工作奖励最大，其次是拥有副学士学位和证书的人，他们获得的非货币性工作奖励都显著高于高中毕业生。未获得学历就上大学的学生获得的工作奖励很少，在自主性和职业相关性方面也不比高中毕业生更好。家长、顾问和政策制定者应该让学生了解，除了收入之外，他们作为年轻职场人可能会重视的非货币性工作奖励，以及哪些学历能带来这些工作奖励。
