The complex migration pathways of UK graduates
The complex migration pathways of UK graduates
It is often assumed that the pathway from home to university and onwards to the labour market is a linear upward trajectory, ultimately resulting in improved opportunities and social betterment. This briefing paper summarises research tracing the lives of graduates across the five year period after leaving university, revealing that their migration pathways are often complex, non-linear and precarious. During this prolonged period of instability the parental home (and parental support more generally) provides a crucial safety net, potentially placing additional burden on mid-life parents who may also have care responsibilities to the older parent generation. The implications of these findings for adult social care, young adult welfare and regional economic development policy are considered.
ESRC Centre for Population Change
Sage, Joanna
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Evandrou, Maria
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Falkingham, Jane
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McGowan, Teresa
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October 2012
Sage, Joanna
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Evandrou, Maria
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Falkingham, Jane
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McGowan, Teresa
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Sage, Joanna, Evandrou, Maria and Falkingham, Jane
,
McGowan, Teresa
(ed.)
(2012)
The complex migration pathways of UK graduates
(ESRC Centre for Population Change Briefing Papers, 9)
Southampton, GB.
ESRC Centre for Population Change
4pp.
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It is often assumed that the pathway from home to university and onwards to the labour market is a linear upward trajectory, ultimately resulting in improved opportunities and social betterment. This briefing paper summarises research tracing the lives of graduates across the five year period after leaving university, revealing that their migration pathways are often complex, non-linear and precarious. During this prolonged period of instability the parental home (and parental support more generally) provides a crucial safety net, potentially placing additional burden on mid-life parents who may also have care responsibilities to the older parent generation. The implications of these findings for adult social care, young adult welfare and regional economic development policy are considered.
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Published date: October 2012
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