Occupations of the welfare state: Motivation, qualification and occupational careers
Project leader:
Bente Abrahamsen - Senior research scientist
Project team:
Professor Arne Mastekaasa , Professor Kåre Heggen and Senior research scientist Bente Abrahamsen
Project period:
2005-2009
The project is financed by the Norwegian Research Council.
Summary:
The project is a comparative study of individuals occupying professions pertinent to the welfare state. The aim of the project is to investigate to which extent these occupations recruit persons with adequate qualifications and motivation, to which extent the education secure essential qualifications and to which extent the qualifications are maintained and developed during practice.
The project consists of three subprojects: Motivation, professional qualification and occupational careers.
In subproject 1, the purpose is to investigate the development of motivation and professional commitment during education and practice.
In subproject 2, the focus is on professional qualification in higher education, at the workplace and in further training.
In subproject 3, occupational differences in individual careers will be examined and factors which influence professionals’ labour marked participation identified.
The study is based on a longitudinal survey (StudData), which includes two cohorts of students at several Norwegian university colleges. In addition, the study makes use of the Next-survey, which is financed by the EU and carried out in ten European countries.
The project is a joint effort between researchers at three institutions; Centre for the Study of Professions at OsloUniversityCollege, VoldaUniversityCollege, and Rogaland Research.
The project leader is senior researcher Bente Abrahamsen . The leaders of the three subprojects are professor Arne Mastekaasa , professor Kåre Heggen , and senior researcher Bente Abrahamsen .