Open AccessMind the Gap Between Higher Education and the Labour Market for Students with a Disability in the Netherlands: A Research Agenda
Author(s) -
Marjolein Büscher-Touwen,
M. Groot,
Lineke van Hal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
social inclusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2183-2803
DOI - 10.17645/si.v6i4.1655
Subject(s) - unemployment , order (exchange) , higher education , transition (genetics) , gender gap , sociology , public relations , unemployment rate , political science , psychology , labour economics , economic growth , business , economics , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , gene
The transition from higher education to the labour market is experienced as difficult by students with a disability. This gap between higher education and the labour market has tangible consequences for the participation of (young) people with a disability. Research shows that these students have a higher unemployment rate. This article addresses this gap by studying existing research data and by exploring experiences of students with a disability and other stakeholders as collected by the Dutch expert centre Handicap + Studie. We focus on the perspectives and responsibilities of the different parties involved: educational institutions, employers, municipalities, ministries and students with a disability. With this exercise, we want to contribute to putting this ‘gap’ and its stakeholders on the research agenda, arguing that more in-depth research on the transition from higher education to the labour market for students with a disability is needed. We will therefore conclude with themes that need to be researched in order to gain more knowledge for reducing the gap.