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«مشکل اضافه‌تحصیل‌کردگی».. مشکلی است که دارد جهانی می‌شود
«مشکل اضافه‌تحصیل‌کردگی»
صفحه امروز باشگاه اقتصاددانان به مشکل بیکاری فارغ التحصیلان دانشگاهی اختصاص یافته است.
http://www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/news/1001357/
این مشکلی است که دارد جهانی می‌شود. نادر حبیبی استاد دانشگاه برندایس که چند سالی است روی این همین مساله متمرکز شده است و سایت
https://theconversation.com/www.overeducation.org
ایجاد کرده تازگی گزارشی درباره همین مشکل در آمریکا نوشته است
https://theconversation.com/focus-on-college-affordability-obscures-real-problem-were-overeducated-51101
و مطلب خود را اینگونه پایان می‌دهد
«A global problem»
The US is not the only country that has fallen into an overeducation trap.
Excess supply of university graduates is a global crisis, and in some countries it is even more severe than the United States. I have listed a large number of studies on the rise of overeducation as a serious issue in many countries on my website, www.overeducation.org.
Other developed countries with high levels of overeducation include Canada, Spain and Ireland. Among European countries, Germany has been more successful in keeping the underemployment of college graduates low. Germans have achieved this success by directing a large number of high school students to vocational schools and hence limiting the university enrollment.
The problem, however, is not limited to advanced economies.
Many developing and emerging market economies are also struggling with it. A documentary video titled “Education Education” describes the disappointment of millions of young Chinese who graduate from average and low-quality colleges each year.
In many Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt, Iran and Turkey, high unemployment and underemployment among university graduates is a major cause of social discontent.
«Some solutions»
Most government policies toward higher education are designed to make college affordable for the largest number of people. But this policy has led to an oversupply of college graduates in many fields that will not easily be corrected by the forces of supply and demand.
It is time for policymakers to acknowledge that the US has an overeducation problem that needs to be addressed at the national level. If politicians focus only on making college more affordable, the underemployment of university graduates will only get worse over time.
Along with making college education more affordable, the government should also preserve the value of a college degree. This can be done by limiting the aggregate enrollment in each degree to projected demand for graduates in that degree in the long run.
The percentage of current graduates in each field who are unemployed or underemployed can be a good indicator for managing the overall enrollment caps. The government can also provide incentives to direct more high school graduates to vocational training as an alternative to going to university.
Enrollment caps and calling for restrictions on access to higher education are unpopular, and politicians are reluctant to consider it, but inaction will only perpetuate the current situation and will have many negative consequences for college graduates and the rest of society alike.