|
|
此文章由 一炷香 原创或转贴，不代表本站立场和观点，版权归 oursteps.com.au 和作者 一炷香 所有！转贴必须注明作者、出处和本声明，并保持内容完整
西澳大利亚大学的四位经济学家的一项调查发现，所读的专业，和就读的学校并不能决定一名大学毕业生的收入水平。大学生毕业后的工作和从事的行业更能影响他们的“钱途”。
显然这一结果和很多亚洲学生的观念有悖。来自于亚洲国家的留学生普遍认为就读名牌大学能够让自己在毕业后谋到一份好工作。
澳洲8所名牌高校组成了一个八大高校小组，但是不幸的是其中一所的毕业生含金量还没有普通院校的高。
不过调查的确指出一个现象，选择名牌专业比就读名牌高校更重要。不同学校的毕业生之间薪水差别还不到2%，但是不同专业间的起薪最高可以相差12%。类似的，行业当中的薪差甚至可以达到30%。
悉尼大学的一位发言人质疑到，学生长期的薪资才能更好地反映学校的教学质量；新南威尔士大学也翻出2007的数据辩驳说“八高”小组领先于其他高校。
Elite degree won't earn you more cash
http://www.smh.com.au/national/elite-degree-wont-earn-you-more-cash-20090317-910g.html
Megan Johnston
March 18, 2009
GRADUATES from prestigious Australian universities earn no more than those from other universities, new research has revealed.
Economists at the University of Western Australia, Elisa Birch, Ian Li and Paul Miller, have found that where and what undergraduates study has little influence on how much they earn when they finish their degree. Instead, a graduate's job or industry is more likely to sway their level of income.
The surprise findings are at odds with other international studies that link higher quality institutions to significantly higher graduate earnings. Even more puzzling is that the results do not account for the differing quality of student intakes.
Although the study does not name individual institutions, it shows that graduates from certain elite Group of Eight universities earn less than certain other institutions.
"I expected to find students from Group of Eight universities earning more than others," Professor Miller said.
"You can pick out diamonds but … there does not appear to be a great deal of rhyme or reason to those salary differentials."
The study, published online today in The Australian Economic Review, is based on data from more than 30,000 respondents in the 2003 annual graduate survey conducted by Graduate Careers Australia nationally. Professor Miller said it was the first study of this scope to examine the issue in Australia.
The difference in starting salaries between institutions overall was less than 2 percentage points while between disciplines it was up to 12 percentage points.
In comparison, starting salaries differed by up to 30 percentage points across industries and up to 33 percentage points across occupations.
"These findings suggest that … it is better to try to enrol in 'premium' disciplines … or to pursue a career in an industry or occupation that pays well," the study says.
The reasons for the findings are not clear, although the study suggests employers' attitudes or the pattern of university funding could be responsible.
While universities have not yet had a chance to see the results of the study, the vice-chancellor of Macquarie University, Steven Schwartz, said the research was encouraging.
"It suggests that, provided we can continue to open up university access to students from all backgrounds, 'old school tie' elitism won't be a barrier to their success," he said.
However, a spokesman for the University of Sydney said the long-term effect on salaries was more relevant and that "starting salaries really don't tell us much".
The University of NSW challenged the findings, saying 2007 data shows a widening gap between Group of Eight and other institutions. |
评分
-
查看全部评分
|
困难，梦想 & 鼓励— 自己写的中英文诗； 以及对中西文化的一点看法 (2007-1-31) purpleme 
发表于 2009-3-18 07:25
