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Mind the Gap Between Higher Education and the Labour Market for Students with a Disability in the Netherlands: A Research Agenda

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  • Marjolein Büscher-Touwen

    (Expert Centre Handicap + Studie, The Netherlands / CINOP, The Netherlands)

  • Marian de Groot

    (Expert Centre Handicap + Studie, The Netherlands / CINOP, The Netherlands)

  • Lineke van Hal

    (Verwey-Jonker Institute, The Netherlands)

Abstract

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.

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  • Marjolein Büscher-Touwen & Marian de Groot & Lineke van Hal, 2018. "Mind the Gap Between Higher Education and the Labour Market for Students with a Disability in the Netherlands: A Research Agenda," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(4), pages 149-157.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:socinc:v:6:y:2018:i:4:p:149-157
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    1. Geert Van Hove & Alice Schippers & Minne Bakker, 2018. "Editorial: Students with Disabilities in Higher Education," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(4), pages 103-106.

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