Research Article

Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship

Number: 27 February 13, 2025
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Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the education-employment relationship in the context of education economics theories, based on the views of overeducated individuals who work in entry-level jobs and have graduated from associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees and have a higher level of education than their colleagues with the same status. The experiences of over-educated individuals were analyzed via content analysis by applying a semi-structured form, which was implemented by the researcher on 31 entry-level employees working in companies affiliated with the Ankara Chamber of Industry. Findings show that the causes of overeducation are economic deprivation, unemployment, field of education, educational expansion, firm structure, and labor market conditions. The recruitment criteria of employers are professional certificates, references, status difference, technical qualifications, personal characteristics, educational qualifications, and experience of individuals.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Educational Administration, Supervision, Planning and Economics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 13, 2025

Submission Date

July 24, 2024

Acceptance Date

January 8, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 27

APA
Ernas, S., & Aksoy, H. H. (2025). Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship. Journal of Education and Future, 27, 121-133. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1521948
AMA
1.Ernas S, Aksoy HH. Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship. JEF. 2025;(27):121-133. doi:10.30786/jef.1521948
Chicago
Ernas, Sevgi, and Hasan Hüseyin Aksoy. 2025. “Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship”. Journal of Education and Future, nos. 27: 121-33. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1521948.
EndNote
Ernas S, Aksoy HH (February 1, 2025) Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship. Journal of Education and Future 27 121–133.
IEEE
[1]S. Ernas and H. H. Aksoy, “Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship”, JEF, no. 27, pp. 121–133, Feb. 2025, doi: 10.30786/jef.1521948.
ISNAD
Ernas, Sevgi - Aksoy, Hasan Hüseyin. “Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship”. Journal of Education and Future. 27 (February 1, 2025): 121-133. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1521948.
JAMA
1.Ernas S, Aksoy HH. Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship. JEF. 2025;:121–133.
MLA
Ernas, Sevgi, and Hasan Hüseyin Aksoy. “Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship”. Journal of Education and Future, no. 27, Feb. 2025, pp. 121-33, doi:10.30786/jef.1521948.
Vancouver
1.Sevgi Ernas, Hasan Hüseyin Aksoy. Analysis of Overeducation in Entry-Level Jobs in the Context of the Education-Employment Relationship. JEF. 2025 Feb. 1;(27):121-33. doi:10.30786/jef.1521948

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