RT Article
T1 Mind the Gap Between Higher Education and the Labour Market for Students with a Disability in the Netherlands: A Research Agenda
JF Social Inclusion
VO 6
IS 4
SP 149
OP 157
A1 Büscher-Touwen, Marjolein
A1 Groot, Marian de
A1 Hal, Lineke van
LA English
PB Cogitatio Press
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1788353420
AB 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.
K1 Disability
K1 Higher Education
K1 labour market transition
K1 Stakeholders
K1 Unemployment
DO 10.17645/si.v6i4.1655