THE IMPACT OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON YOUTH SOCIAL MOBILITY
Keywords:
Higher education, social mobility, youth, labor market, social capital, “Golden Model”, social status, competition, Umid Foundation, international exchange programs, migration, rural youth, urban youth, globalization, government support, social ladder.Abstract
This study is devoted to a sociological analysis of the impact of higher education on youth social mobility based on empirical research. The empirical study consists of two parts: the first is based on interview results involving 21 questions, and the second is based on a survey conducted among 385 respondents. Based on these empirical data, the role of education in society, its position in the labor market, and its influence on upward social mobility in Uzbekistan were analyzed in a sociological context. The results show that the majority of respondents consider a higher education diploma as an important factor for increasing social status and securing stable employment. However, in the case of Uzbekistan, not all graduates are able to find employment in their field after completing their studies: some are forced to work abroad, while others work in unrelated fields for an extended period of time.
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