New generations and the labor market: Challenges in current educational relevance

Objective: Identify the challenges of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the relevance of the educational offer and its correspondence with the liking and preferences of the new generations with respect to university degrees demanded by the labor market. Method: This discussion is relevant and p...

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Main Authors: Gómez Muñiz, Magdiel, Díaz Thomé Yániz, Luis Rodrigo, Herrera Ávila, Juan Manuel
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Published: Sociedad de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana y la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2021
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Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/11665
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Díaz Thomé Yániz, Luis Rodrigo
Herrera Ávila, Juan Manuel
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description Objective: Identify the challenges of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the relevance of the educational offer and its correspondence with the liking and preferences of the new generations with respect to university degrees demanded by the labor market. Method: This discussion is relevant and pertinent due to the findings obtained with the application of a quantitative methodology in an in-depth intervention-action study whose indicators are based on the perceptions of 600 high school students. Originality / contribution: all those grouped in the category of new generations are considered as generation Z.  Generation T is left out because of their age and educational stage. Information gathering: 100 private sector employers or entrepreneurs in Guadalajara, Jalisco participated in this study. Conclusions: it is possible to identify necessary university degrees for this sector, with respect to 44 programs currently offered by the HEI of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
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spelling oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-116652023-09-06T20:33:34Z New generations and the labor market: Challenges in current educational relevance Nuevas generaciones y mercado laboral: Desafíos para la pertinencia educativa actual Novas gerações e mercado laboral: desafios para a pertinência educativa atual Gómez Muñiz, Magdiel Díaz Thomé Yániz, Luis Rodrigo Herrera Ávila, Juan Manuel education labor generation Z market educación trabajo centennial mercado educação trabalho centilenário mercado Objective: Identify the challenges of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the relevance of the educational offer and its correspondence with the liking and preferences of the new generations with respect to university degrees demanded by the labor market. Method: This discussion is relevant and pertinent due to the findings obtained with the application of a quantitative methodology in an in-depth intervention-action study whose indicators are based on the perceptions of 600 high school students. Originality / contribution: all those grouped in the category of new generations are considered as generation Z.  Generation T is left out because of their age and educational stage. Information gathering: 100 private sector employers or entrepreneurs in Guadalajara, Jalisco participated in this study. Conclusions: it is possible to identify necessary university degrees for this sector, with respect to 44 programs currently offered by the HEI of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area Objetivo: Identificar los desafíos de las Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES) en la pertinencia de la oferta educativa y su concordancia con los gustos y preferencias de las nuevas generaciones con las carreras universitarias que son necesarias para el mercado laboral. Método: Esta discusión es relevante y pertinente debido a los hallazgos de la aplicación de una metodología cuantitativa con un estudio de intervención-acción a profundidad que arrojan indicadores que se fundamentan en las percepciones de 600 estudiantes de bachillerato. Originalidad/aporte: considerados como generación Z, a quienes se sintetiza como nuevas generaciones, sin incluir a propósito, la generación T por su edad y nivel de escolaridad. Estrategias/recolección de información se tomó en cuenta a 100 empleadores y/o emprendedores del sector privado en Guadalajara, Jalisco. Conclusiones: se logran identificar las carreras universitarias necesarias para este sector, respecto a 44 carreras que actualmente se ofrecen en la IES del Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara (AMG). Objetivo: identificar os desafios das instituições de Educação Superior (IES) na pertinência da oferta educativa e sua concordância com os gostos e preferências das novas gerações com as carreiras universitárias que são necessárias para o mercado laboral. Método: Esta discussão é relevante e pertinente devido aos achados da aplicação de uma metodologia quantitativa com um estudo aprofundado de intervenção-ação que produziu indicadores baseados nas percepções de 600 estudantes do ensino médio. Originalidade/contribuição: considerados como geração Z, que se sintetizam como novas gerações, não incluindo propositalmente a geração T em função de sua idade e escolaridade. Coleta de dados: considerou-se 100 empregados e/ou empresários do setor privado em Guadalajara, Jalisco. Conclusões: logrou-se identificar as carreiras universitárias necessárias para este setor, em relação a 44 carreiras que atualmente se oferecem na IES da Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara (AMG) Sociedad de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana y la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2021-06-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/11665 10.19053/01227238.11665 Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana; Vol. 23 No. 36 (2021): Josefa Tolero de Aguirre Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana; Vol. 23 Núm. 36 (2021): Josefa Tolero de Aguirre 2256-5248 0122-7238 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/11665/10977 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/11665/11309 Copyright (c) 2021 JOURNAL HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICAN EDUCATION
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Gómez Muñiz, Magdiel
Díaz Thomé Yániz, Luis Rodrigo
Herrera Ávila, Juan Manuel
New generations and the labor market: Challenges in current educational relevance
title New generations and the labor market: Challenges in current educational relevance
title_alt Nuevas generaciones y mercado laboral: Desafíos para la pertinencia educativa actual
Novas gerações e mercado laboral: desafios para a pertinência educativa atual
title_full New generations and the labor market: Challenges in current educational relevance
title_fullStr New generations and the labor market: Challenges in current educational relevance
title_full_unstemmed New generations and the labor market: Challenges in current educational relevance
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