The role of education, occupational match on job satisfaction in the behavioral and social science workforce.

ABSTRACT: While many studies that have been conducted in recent years examining the education and workforce outcomes of STEM graduates, few have focused on the behavioral and social sciences (BSS). Federal agencies, such as National Institutes of Health (NIH), are implementing policies to foster multidisciplinary research in an effort to find more effective solutions to complex problems. As a result, there is growing interest in the career pathways of BSS scientists. This study seeks to increase our understanding of how BSS graduates, particularly women and underrepresented minorities, transition to employment within their respective fields. The focus of this research is the impact of horizontal mismatch, defined as the misalignment between a worker's degree and occupational fields, on job satisfact

SUBMITTER: Hur H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351121 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature