Higher Education-Workforce Relationship and Higher Education Job Satisfaction

Abstract

This chapter discusses three major subjects. The major part consists of the relationships between higher education and the job market. Challenges, benefits, advantages and disadvantages of various higher education-workforce schemes to close the gap between courses and degrees offered by higher education institutions and employer demands are explained along with examples such as the current programs offered in the USA and by the National Health Service in the UK. Job satisfaction in higher education is then discussed including examples from around the world. Factors that cause job satisfaction and dissatisfaction are explained from various leading researches and conclusions from relevant researchers are presented. The difference that gender makes in the workplace is also a subject inducing many researches. Higher education influence on marital status is briefly discussed also with the aid of various researches as the closing paragraphs of this chapter. Finally, the conclusion is presented taking into account the main subjects discussed throughout the chapter.