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Les choix de filières universitaires par les lycéens marocains : préférences et contraintes

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  • Montmarquette, Claude

    (Département de sciences économiques, Université de Montréal)

  • Mourji, Fouzi

    (Université Hassan II)

  • Mahseredjian, Sophie

    (Centre de recherche et développement en économique (C.R.D.E.), Université de Montréal)

Abstract

From a survey of graduating students at five secondary schools of Casablanca, this article analyzes their intention to pursue university studies and their preferences for the existing fields of concentration. The study shows how elements of motivation and constraints explain their choices and indicates the role played by the perceived situations from the labour market in these decisions. The econometric results suggest that the students prefer fields which increase their chance of finding a job and for which they have a greater probability of academic success. À partir d’une enquête réalisée auprès des élèves de terminale de cinq lycées de Casablanca, cet article analyse leur comportement en matière de décision de poursuivre ou non des études universitaires et les préférences annoncées pour les filières existantes. L’article met en relief les motivations et les contraintes à l’origine des préférences et le rôle de l’information et des signaux émis par le marché du travail. Les résultats économétriques montrent que les élèves optent pour des filières qui leur garantissent le plus de chance de trouver un emploi et dans lesquelles ils ont une forte possibilité de réussir.

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  • Montmarquette, Claude & Mourji, Fouzi & Mahseredjian, Sophie, 1998. "Les choix de filières universitaires par les lycéens marocains : préférences et contraintes," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 74(3), pages 485-522, septembre.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:actuec:v:74:y:1998:i:3:p:485-522
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    2. Montmarquette, Claude & Cannings, Kathy & Mahseredjian, Sophie, 2002. "How do young people choose college majors?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 21(6), pages 543-556, December.
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    2. Hlaimi, Stéphane & Salladarré, Fréderic, 2011. "Quelle démocratisation de l’enseignement secondaire français face à l’expansion des scolarités ?," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 87(1), pages 59-84, mars.
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    4. Magali Jaoul-Grammare, 2007. "Stratégie des étudiants et choix d’orientation: Une analyse expérimentale de l’engorgement," Working Papers 07-06, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC).
    5. Boudarbat, Brahim, 2004. "Earnings and Community College Field of Study Choice in Canada," IZA Discussion Papers 1156, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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