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Papers by Liv Støren

Research paper thumbnail of Forskning på entreprenørskapsopplæring

Research paper thumbnail of International student mobility and the transition from higher education to work in Norway

Higher Education

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an i... more The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an impact on the transition from higher education to work. Two measures of labour market outcomes are investigated: unemployment and skills mismatch. To go beyond existing research, we analyse whether the effect of ISM on these outcomes vary by fields of study, intake grades, sociodemographic variables and more. Our analyses are based on data from the Norwegian graduate surveys time series from 2007 to 2017. After controlling for several confounding factors, we find very small differences in labour market outcomes between graduates with and without ISM experience. In comparison with field of study, immigrant background, previous labour market experience and business cycles, the effect of ISM on the examined labour market outcomes is small. Investigating whether graduates with different backgrounds benefit differently from ISM, we find evidence of moderate effect heterogeneities: Graduates wi...

Research paper thumbnail of International student mobility and the transition from higher education to work in Norway

Higher Education

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an i... more The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an impact on the transition from higher education to work. Two measures of labour market outcomes are investigated: unemployment and skills mismatch. To go beyond existing research, we analyse whether the effect of ISM on these outcomes vary by fields of study, intake grades, sociodemographic variables and more. Our analyses are based on data from the Norwegian graduate surveys time series from 2007 to 2017. After controlling for several confounding factors, we find very small differences in labour market outcomes between graduates with and without ISM experience. In comparison with field of study, immigrant background, previous labour market experience and business cycles, the effect of ISM on the examined labour market outcomes is small. Investigating whether graduates with different backgrounds benefit differently from ISM, we find evidence of moderate effect heterogeneities: Graduates wi...

Research paper thumbnail of Training of various durations: Do we find the same social predictors as for training participation rates

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Most studies on participation in training focus on participation versus non-participation. The in... more Most studies on participation in training focus on participation versus non-participation. The individual's participation varies, however, very much in terms of the duration of training, from until a few days to intensive participation. This study examines participation in non-formal training by the total amount of training during a year. In the analysis, we use PIAAC data for eight European countries, of which half represents a group of countries with high participation rates in non-formal training and the other half have lower participation rates. One purpose is to examine whether the duration of training varies between these groups of countries. We expected that countries which score high on training rates are characterised by high proportions participating in short courses. Another purpose is to examine the relationship between duration of training and educational levels and immigrant backgrounds. We expected that the relationship that is normally found between training rates and social background variables would be reversed when it comes to duration of training. In the analyses, controls are applied for several individual and workplace characteristics, including skills level, firm size, occupational level, and industrial sector. The estimation results indicate that overall, our expectations are not supported.

Research paper thumbnail of Immigrants’ participation in non-formal job-related training

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Participation in job-related training among immigrants is becoming more important in Europe in vi... more Participation in job-related training among immigrants is becoming more important in Europe in view of large immigration inflows. This paper considers differences in training participation rates by immigrant background including by whether they are from Western or non-Western origins. Also considered is whether differences by immigrant background depend on whether the training was supported by employers. The analyses are based on individual-level data from the PIAAC database. Four countries are included in the analysis: Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Norway, countries that feature a highly educated labour force and social policies designed to support and incentivise skill development over the life span including disadvantaged groups. The analyses reveal that the differences in participation rate according to immigrant backgrounds are relatively small, in all countries except Finland. Still, the immigrants receive less employersponsored training than non-immigrants. The results indicate a high demand for training among immigrants.

Research paper thumbnail of Country differences in numeracy skills: how do they vary by job characteristics and education levels?

International Journal of Lifelong Education

To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills b... more To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills between countries? Based on theory of maintenance and further development of pre-existing skills, this is explored by applying data on numeracy skills among employed persons in seven European countries participating in the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). Regression analyses are used to examine the extent to which numeracy skills vary with job characteristics and education levels across the seven countries, when controlling for industrial sector, work hours, demographic variables (gender, age, Western and Non-Western immigrant background), cultural capital (books at home and parental education level). The findings indicate that job characteristics and the individuals' educational level have large and equal statistical impact on the total skills variation in the seven countries. However, regarding the country-differences, variations in education level play a lesser role than job characteristics.

Research paper thumbnail of Work-related training and workplace learning: Nordic perspectives and European comparisons

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Research paper thumbnail of Skills utilisation at work, the quality of the study programme and fields of study

Quality in Higher Education, 2016

This paper examines the factors that may have impact on the extent to which the knowledge and ski... more This paper examines the factors that may have impact on the extent to which the knowledge and skills of master's degree graduates in Norway are utilised at work, three years after graduation. The focus is on the impact of the quality of the study programme as well as the graduates' fields of study, when also taking into account other factors influencing the utilisation of skills. The analysis indicates that the quality of the study programme has an independent effect on skills utilisation at work. The analysis also shows large differences in skills utilisation according to fields of study, even among graduates who are not formally overeducated for their job. Not formally overeducated graduates in humanities and social science utilise their knowledge and skills less frequently than other similar graduates. The findings involve challenges for higher education institutions and graduates, as well as employers, to find ways that the expertise of master's degree graduates could be better exploited. © 2016 the author(s). Published by informa uK limited, trading as taylor & Francis group.

Research paper thumbnail of Entreprenørskapsutdanning i Norge: Tilnærminger, utbredelse og effekter

ABSTRACT I Norge og i EU har det vært en målrettet satsing på entreprenørskapsutdanning. Ut fra e... more ABSTRACT I Norge og i EU har det vært en målrettet satsing på entreprenørskapsutdanning. Ut fra et ønske om å bidra til utvikling av en kultur for entreprenørskap, har denne satsingen gitt en stor økning av entreprenørskapsutdanning ved skoler, høgskoler og universiteter i Norge og i andre europeiske land. Boken setter først og fremst søkelys på norske forhold. Den bidrar til diskusjonen om hva entreprenørskapsutdanning er, og skiller mellom utdanning for, om og gjennom entreprenørskap. Videre tegner den et bilde av entreprenørskapsutdanning i Norge gjennom å kartlegge utbredelsen av ulike tilbud i ungdomsskole, videregående skole og høyere utdanning. Bokens største del omhandler studier av potensielle effekter av entreprenørskapsprosjekter i grunnopplæringen, og hva som kan være effektene av ulike typer entreprenørskapsutdanning i høyere utdanning. Resultater og tilnærminger diskuteres også i lys av regjeringens handlingsplan for entreprenørskap i utdanningen. Boken er skrevet for forskere og studenter i fag som fokuserer på entreprenørskap og entreprenørskapsutdanning. Den vil også være nyttig for ulike aktører i utdanningssystemet og personer som jobber med næringsutvikling og regional utvikling.

Research paper thumbnail of Sosial reproduksjon i yrkesfagene – Hvordan påvirker bakgrunnsfaktorer hvilken type kompetanse yrkesfagelever oppnår?

Tidsskrift For Samfunnsforskning, Jun 9, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Læringsutbytte av entreprenørskap i høyere utdanning

Research paper thumbnail of Lifelong learning and work-related training in Norway - an international perspective

... Rapporten er utarbeidet av Terje Næss, Liv Anne Støren og Aris Kaloudis, sistnevnte var også ... more ... Rapporten er utarbeidet av Terje Næss, Liv Anne Støren og Aris Kaloudis, sistnevnte var også ... was actually reduced (Hagen and Skule, 2004) According to a new evaluation of the ... From earlierresearch (Bassanini et al., 2005) we know that several general conditions are ...

Research paper thumbnail of Fører "mastersyke" til overutdanning? Om overgang fra studier til arbeidsliv

Research paper thumbnail of Transition from higher education to work: are master graduates increasingly over-educated for their jobs?

Tertiary Education and Management, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Factors That Promote Innovativeness and Being An Innovative Learner At Work - Results From PIAAC

European Journal of Education, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Entrepreneurship in higher education

Education + Training, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Forskning på entreprenørskapsopplæring

Research paper thumbnail of Employability and Mobility of Norwegian Graduates Post Bologna

Employability and Mobility of Bachelor Graduates in Europe, 2011

... LIV ANNE STØREN, JANNECKE WIERS-JENSSEN, AND CLARA ÅSE ARNESEN ... of the total Norwegian stu... more ... LIV ANNE STØREN, JANNECKE WIERS-JENSSEN, AND CLARA ÅSE ARNESEN ... of the total Norwegian student body (Senter for internasjonalisering av høgre utdanning [SIU], 2008) thanks to a generous student support scheme for mobile students (Saarlikallio-Torp & Wiers ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society

Higher Education Dynamics, 2011

... Dr. Liv Støren Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education, Norway. ... ... more ... Dr. Liv Støren Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education, Norway. ... higher education institutions (Murdoch, 2002a, 2002b), further education (Sagmeister, 2003), job motivation and satisfaction (Schomburg, 2003) and career and mobility (Stavik & Arnesen ...

Research paper thumbnail of Key Factors behind Labour Market Marginalization of Young Immigrants: Limited Access to Apprenticeships, 'State Dependence' or Low Qualifications?

Young, 2011

This paper studies the transition from school to work among youth with low or medium-low competen... more This paper studies the transition from school to work among youth with low or medium-low competence level. Youth who have proceeded to higher education are excluded from the analyses. The youth have all participated in Norwegian upper secondary education, but a large part has not completed their schooling. The situation of youth of non-Western origin and ethnic Norwegian youth is compared. The effects of apprenticeship experience, qualifications and state dependence on the labour market situation are examined. State dependence is understood as the effect of unemployment experience at an early career stage on future labour market opportunities. The ethnic minority youth do not have the same probability of being employed as the ethnic majority youth with the same competence and grades level. But, the positive effect of apprenticeship experience was less important than what was expected. Although large effects of state dependence are found, this does not explain the immigrant youth's higher rate of being without work.

Research paper thumbnail of Forskning på entreprenørskapsopplæring

Research paper thumbnail of International student mobility and the transition from higher education to work in Norway

Higher Education

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an i... more The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an impact on the transition from higher education to work. Two measures of labour market outcomes are investigated: unemployment and skills mismatch. To go beyond existing research, we analyse whether the effect of ISM on these outcomes vary by fields of study, intake grades, sociodemographic variables and more. Our analyses are based on data from the Norwegian graduate surveys time series from 2007 to 2017. After controlling for several confounding factors, we find very small differences in labour market outcomes between graduates with and without ISM experience. In comparison with field of study, immigrant background, previous labour market experience and business cycles, the effect of ISM on the examined labour market outcomes is small. Investigating whether graduates with different backgrounds benefit differently from ISM, we find evidence of moderate effect heterogeneities: Graduates wi...

Research paper thumbnail of International student mobility and the transition from higher education to work in Norway

Higher Education

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an i... more The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an impact on the transition from higher education to work. Two measures of labour market outcomes are investigated: unemployment and skills mismatch. To go beyond existing research, we analyse whether the effect of ISM on these outcomes vary by fields of study, intake grades, sociodemographic variables and more. Our analyses are based on data from the Norwegian graduate surveys time series from 2007 to 2017. After controlling for several confounding factors, we find very small differences in labour market outcomes between graduates with and without ISM experience. In comparison with field of study, immigrant background, previous labour market experience and business cycles, the effect of ISM on the examined labour market outcomes is small. Investigating whether graduates with different backgrounds benefit differently from ISM, we find evidence of moderate effect heterogeneities: Graduates wi...

Research paper thumbnail of Training of various durations: Do we find the same social predictors as for training participation rates

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Most studies on participation in training focus on participation versus non-participation. The in... more Most studies on participation in training focus on participation versus non-participation. The individual's participation varies, however, very much in terms of the duration of training, from until a few days to intensive participation. This study examines participation in non-formal training by the total amount of training during a year. In the analysis, we use PIAAC data for eight European countries, of which half represents a group of countries with high participation rates in non-formal training and the other half have lower participation rates. One purpose is to examine whether the duration of training varies between these groups of countries. We expected that countries which score high on training rates are characterised by high proportions participating in short courses. Another purpose is to examine the relationship between duration of training and educational levels and immigrant backgrounds. We expected that the relationship that is normally found between training rates and social background variables would be reversed when it comes to duration of training. In the analyses, controls are applied for several individual and workplace characteristics, including skills level, firm size, occupational level, and industrial sector. The estimation results indicate that overall, our expectations are not supported.

Research paper thumbnail of Immigrants’ participation in non-formal job-related training

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Participation in job-related training among immigrants is becoming more important in Europe in vi... more Participation in job-related training among immigrants is becoming more important in Europe in view of large immigration inflows. This paper considers differences in training participation rates by immigrant background including by whether they are from Western or non-Western origins. Also considered is whether differences by immigrant background depend on whether the training was supported by employers. The analyses are based on individual-level data from the PIAAC database. Four countries are included in the analysis: Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Norway, countries that feature a highly educated labour force and social policies designed to support and incentivise skill development over the life span including disadvantaged groups. The analyses reveal that the differences in participation rate according to immigrant backgrounds are relatively small, in all countries except Finland. Still, the immigrants receive less employersponsored training than non-immigrants. The results indicate a high demand for training among immigrants.

Research paper thumbnail of Country differences in numeracy skills: how do they vary by job characteristics and education levels?

International Journal of Lifelong Education

To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills b... more To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills between countries? Based on theory of maintenance and further development of pre-existing skills, this is explored by applying data on numeracy skills among employed persons in seven European countries participating in the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). Regression analyses are used to examine the extent to which numeracy skills vary with job characteristics and education levels across the seven countries, when controlling for industrial sector, work hours, demographic variables (gender, age, Western and Non-Western immigrant background), cultural capital (books at home and parental education level). The findings indicate that job characteristics and the individuals' educational level have large and equal statistical impact on the total skills variation in the seven countries. However, regarding the country-differences, variations in education level play a lesser role than job characteristics.

Research paper thumbnail of Work-related training and workplace learning: Nordic perspectives and European comparisons

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Research paper thumbnail of Skills utilisation at work, the quality of the study programme and fields of study

Quality in Higher Education, 2016

This paper examines the factors that may have impact on the extent to which the knowledge and ski... more This paper examines the factors that may have impact on the extent to which the knowledge and skills of master's degree graduates in Norway are utilised at work, three years after graduation. The focus is on the impact of the quality of the study programme as well as the graduates' fields of study, when also taking into account other factors influencing the utilisation of skills. The analysis indicates that the quality of the study programme has an independent effect on skills utilisation at work. The analysis also shows large differences in skills utilisation according to fields of study, even among graduates who are not formally overeducated for their job. Not formally overeducated graduates in humanities and social science utilise their knowledge and skills less frequently than other similar graduates. The findings involve challenges for higher education institutions and graduates, as well as employers, to find ways that the expertise of master's degree graduates could be better exploited. © 2016 the author(s). Published by informa uK limited, trading as taylor & Francis group.

Research paper thumbnail of Entreprenørskapsutdanning i Norge: Tilnærminger, utbredelse og effekter

ABSTRACT I Norge og i EU har det vært en målrettet satsing på entreprenørskapsutdanning. Ut fra e... more ABSTRACT I Norge og i EU har det vært en målrettet satsing på entreprenørskapsutdanning. Ut fra et ønske om å bidra til utvikling av en kultur for entreprenørskap, har denne satsingen gitt en stor økning av entreprenørskapsutdanning ved skoler, høgskoler og universiteter i Norge og i andre europeiske land. Boken setter først og fremst søkelys på norske forhold. Den bidrar til diskusjonen om hva entreprenørskapsutdanning er, og skiller mellom utdanning for, om og gjennom entreprenørskap. Videre tegner den et bilde av entreprenørskapsutdanning i Norge gjennom å kartlegge utbredelsen av ulike tilbud i ungdomsskole, videregående skole og høyere utdanning. Bokens største del omhandler studier av potensielle effekter av entreprenørskapsprosjekter i grunnopplæringen, og hva som kan være effektene av ulike typer entreprenørskapsutdanning i høyere utdanning. Resultater og tilnærminger diskuteres også i lys av regjeringens handlingsplan for entreprenørskap i utdanningen. Boken er skrevet for forskere og studenter i fag som fokuserer på entreprenørskap og entreprenørskapsutdanning. Den vil også være nyttig for ulike aktører i utdanningssystemet og personer som jobber med næringsutvikling og regional utvikling.

Research paper thumbnail of Sosial reproduksjon i yrkesfagene – Hvordan påvirker bakgrunnsfaktorer hvilken type kompetanse yrkesfagelever oppnår?

Tidsskrift For Samfunnsforskning, Jun 9, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Læringsutbytte av entreprenørskap i høyere utdanning

Research paper thumbnail of Lifelong learning and work-related training in Norway - an international perspective

... Rapporten er utarbeidet av Terje Næss, Liv Anne Støren og Aris Kaloudis, sistnevnte var også ... more ... Rapporten er utarbeidet av Terje Næss, Liv Anne Støren og Aris Kaloudis, sistnevnte var også ... was actually reduced (Hagen and Skule, 2004) According to a new evaluation of the ... From earlierresearch (Bassanini et al., 2005) we know that several general conditions are ...

Research paper thumbnail of Fører "mastersyke" til overutdanning? Om overgang fra studier til arbeidsliv

Research paper thumbnail of Transition from higher education to work: are master graduates increasingly over-educated for their jobs?

Tertiary Education and Management, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Factors That Promote Innovativeness and Being An Innovative Learner At Work - Results From PIAAC

European Journal of Education, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Entrepreneurship in higher education

Education + Training, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Forskning på entreprenørskapsopplæring

Research paper thumbnail of Employability and Mobility of Norwegian Graduates Post Bologna

Employability and Mobility of Bachelor Graduates in Europe, 2011

... LIV ANNE STØREN, JANNECKE WIERS-JENSSEN, AND CLARA ÅSE ARNESEN ... of the total Norwegian stu... more ... LIV ANNE STØREN, JANNECKE WIERS-JENSSEN, AND CLARA ÅSE ARNESEN ... of the total Norwegian student body (Senter for internasjonalisering av høgre utdanning [SIU], 2008) thanks to a generous student support scheme for mobile students (Saarlikallio-Torp & Wiers ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society

Higher Education Dynamics, 2011

... Dr. Liv Støren Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education, Norway. ... ... more ... Dr. Liv Støren Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education, Norway. ... higher education institutions (Murdoch, 2002a, 2002b), further education (Sagmeister, 2003), job motivation and satisfaction (Schomburg, 2003) and career and mobility (Stavik & Arnesen ...

Research paper thumbnail of Key Factors behind Labour Market Marginalization of Young Immigrants: Limited Access to Apprenticeships, 'State Dependence' or Low Qualifications?

Young, 2011

This paper studies the transition from school to work among youth with low or medium-low competen... more This paper studies the transition from school to work among youth with low or medium-low competence level. Youth who have proceeded to higher education are excluded from the analyses. The youth have all participated in Norwegian upper secondary education, but a large part has not completed their schooling. The situation of youth of non-Western origin and ethnic Norwegian youth is compared. The effects of apprenticeship experience, qualifications and state dependence on the labour market situation are examined. State dependence is understood as the effect of unemployment experience at an early career stage on future labour market opportunities. The ethnic minority youth do not have the same probability of being employed as the ethnic majority youth with the same competence and grades level. But, the positive effect of apprenticeship experience was less important than what was expected. Although large effects of state dependence are found, this does not explain the immigrant youth's higher rate of being without work.