Relationship Between Decent Work and Decent Education

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PWT
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Finished

started

Jan 2024

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This project was awarded the Distinguished Student Research Award by Korea Employment Information Service in 2024.

Decent education within PWT model (Duffy et al., 2022)

The recent expanded model of the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT; Duffy et al., 2022)1 incorporates the concept of decent education to better understand how education influences career outcomes and overall well-being. Decent education refers not only to formal education but also to skills, training, and learning opportunities that help individuals secure stable and meaningful work. The expanded model highlights that decent education provides individuals with the necessary resources, knowledge, and skills to navigate the job market effectively.

We applied the expanded model of the PWT to young people in South Korea. The goal was to examine whether the pathways to obtaining decent work, as outlined by the theory, differ between young men and women. Specifically, we investigated whether work volition and career adaptability mediate the relationship between decent education and decent work. We used data from the Youth Panel Survey 2021 (Hwang et al., 2021)2 and focused on 3,403 Korean young adults currently employed as regular workers (정규직 in Korean). The group included 1,901 women and 1,502 men, with an average age of 25.32 years.

We are currently preparing for submission based on the analyzed results.

Related Works
  • Bae, I., & Im, G. (in progress). Relationship between decent education and decent work for youth: Mediating effects of work volition and career adaptability.
  • Bae, I. (2024, June 5). Relationship between decent education and decent work for youth: Mediating effects of work volition and career adaptability. Paper presented at the 2024 Employment Survey Conference, Seoul, South Korea.

Footnotes

  1. Duffy, R. D., Kim, H. J., Perez, G., Prieto, C. G., Torgal, C., & Kenny, M. E. (2022). Decent education as a precursor to decent work: An overview and construct conceptualization. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 138, 103771.↩︎

  2. Hwang, G., Gong, J., Cho, Y., Jung, K., & Cho, C. (2021). Youth Panel Survey 2021. Korea Employment Information Service.↩︎