An Analysis of the Determinants of Participation in the University Employment Support Program

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that affect the university students' participation in the employment support programs. Towards this end, the Korea Employment Information Service's 'University Graduates Occupational Mobility Survey' related panel data were used, and the variables that affect the participation in the employment support program with 3,916 students in 2-3 year and 4-year universities were analyzed as individual variables, university characteristics, and education, which were analyzed by classifying into the supporting variables and employment preparation factors. For the study, descriptive statistics and frequency analysis were conducted, and cross-tabulation and binomial logistic regression analysis were conducted to analyze the differences in the participation in the employment support program and the influential factors. The main analytical results are as follows. First, as a result of cross-analysis to confirm individual background differences in the employment support program participation, there was a significant difference in the employment support program participation according to gender, major, and school type. Second, as a result of the binomial logistic regression analysis conducted to identify the factors influencing the participation in the university student work experience program, the individual variables include humanities majors in majors, academic grades, recognition of youth subsidy, and student support system and career related counseling and satisfaction with the support system. Third, the factors influencing the participation in the work experience program at universities in the non-metropolitan areas were humanities among majors, student loans, grades, and satisfaction with the student support system and career related counseling and support system among educational support variables. Fourth, the factors influencing the participation in the work experience program for universities in the metropolitan areas were the individual variables, whether youth subsidy, university characteristics, school type, and employment preparation factors, job experience while attending school, volunteer work, and contest experience. Based on the results of the study, the implications for setting the direction of the university employment support program and the limitations of the study were discussed.