R. van der Velden
Rolf van der Velden (1955) is emeritus professor at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) of Maastricht University. He is research fellow at the Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) at Maastricht University and fellow of the Amsterdam Centre for Learning Analytics (ACLA). He supervised several international studies on the transition from school to work, among others the international REFLEX project on higher education graduates, the employer perspective survey on the selection process for higher education jobs and he was one of the coordinators in the first cycle of the PIAAC project. He initiated and coordinated the Netherlands Cohort Study on Education of the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO) until 2022 and is coordinator of the Intergenerational Transmission of Skills project. He is member of several research associations in the field of social stratification, education and labour market. In 1983 he finished his study sociology at the University of Gronin¬gen. From 1983 till 1990 he worked at the Institute for Educational Research in Gronin¬gen, where he held the position of Head of the Division of Labour Market Research. In 1991 he finis¬hed his Ph.D. thesis on 'Social Background and School-success'. He has published on many stu¬dies in the field of education, training and labour market. Current research focuses on the intergenerational transmission of skills, skills development in education, transition from school to work, knowledge economy and the demand for 21st century skills, skills mismatches and the acquisition and decline of skills over the life course.
Expertise
Current research focuses on education and skills development, transition from education to work, knowledge economy and the demand for 21st century skills, skills mismatches and the acquisition and decline of skills over the life course.
Career History
Degrees:
Ph. D. Sociology (doctoraat), University of Amsterdam, 1991
Thesis: Sociale herkomst en schoolsucces (Social Background and School-success), Supervisors: prof. dr. G.W. Meijnen and prof. dr. B.P.M. Creemers, co-supervisor: dr. A. Boomsma
Masters Sociology (doctoraal), specialisation: sociology of education, University of Groningen, 1983
Thesis: Het leerlingwezen, een onderwijsinstelling of een arbeidsmarktinstrument? (The dual system: education or labour market instrument?)
Work experience:
2015-present: Coordinator of the Netherlands Cohort Study on Education (NCO) for the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO)
2005-present: Full Professor Education and Occupational Career at the Maastricht University
1990-present: Program director Education and Transition to Work at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University
2013-2020: Director at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University
1986-1990: Head of the Division of Labour Market Research at the Institute for Educational Research (GION) at the University of Groningen
1983-1986: Researcher at the Institute for Educational Research (GION) at the University of Groningen
1976-1983: Student assistant at the University of Groningen
Research Profile
He is member of several research associations in the field of social stratification, education and labour market. He has published on many studies in the field of education, training and labour market. Current research focuses on education and skills development, transition from education to work, knowledge economy and the demand for 21st century skills, skills mismatches and the acquisition and decline of skills over the life course.
Research Projects
He supervised several international studies on the transition from school to work, among others the international REFLEX project on higher education graduates, the employer perspective survey on the selection process for higher education jobs and he was one of the coordinators in the first cycle of the PIAAC project (http://www.oecd.org/site/piaac). Currently he is coordinator of the Netherlands Cohort Study on Education (https://nationaalcohortonderzoek.nl/) of the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO).
Publications
- van der Velden, R., & Bijlsma, I. (2019). Effective skill: a new theoretical perspective on the relation between skills, skill use, mismatches, and wages. Oxford Economic Papers-New Series, 71(1), 145-165. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpy028
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - Levels, M., van der Velden, R. K. W., & Allen, J. P. (2014). Educational mismatches and skills: new empirical tests of old hypotheses. Oxford Economic Papers-New Series, 66(4), 959-982. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpu024
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - Humburg, M., & van der Velden, R. K. W. (2015). Skills and the graduate recruitment process: Evidence from two discrete choice experiments. Economics of Education Review, 49, 24-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2015.07.001
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - Cornelisz, I., van der Velden, R., de Wolf, I., & van Klaveren, C. (2018). The consequences of academic dismissal for academic success. Amsterdam Center for Learning Analytics. ACLA Working Paper Series No. 20181 http://acla.amsterdam/workingpapers-wp20181/
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - Ferreira Sequeda, M. T., de Grip, A., & van der Velden, R. K. W. (2015). Does on-the-job informal learning in OECD countries differ by contract duration. Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics. GSBE Research Memoranda No. 021 https://doi.org/10.26481/umagsb.2015021
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - Verhaest, D., & van der Velden, R. K. W. (2013). Cross-country differences in graduate overeducation. European Sociological Review, 29(3), 642-653. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcs044
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - Bijlsma, I., van den Brakel, J., van der Velden, R., & Allen, J. (2016). Estimating literacy levels at a detailed regional level: an application using Dutch data. Paper presented at Small Area Estimation Conference 2016, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - Levels, M., van der Velden, R. K. W., & DiStasio, V. (2014). From school to fitting work: How education-to-job matching of European school leavers is related to educational system characteristics. Acta Sociologica, 57(4), 341-361. https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699314552807
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - van der Velden, R., & Bijlsma, I. (2016). College wage premiums and skills: a cross-country analysis. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 32(4), 497-513. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grw027
Meer informatie over deze publicatie - Fregin, M-C., Levels, M., & van der Velden, R. (2020). Labour market institutions and the challenge of allocating the right people to the right jobs. Evidence on the relation between labour market institutions and optimal skill matching from 28 industrial countries. Compare-A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 50(2), 257-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2019.1695197
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Teaching
Lecturer of the course “Theories of Social order” at the Universty College Maastricht.
Co-developer of the Creative Problem Solving training ate SBE and other faculties.
Other activities
He is research fellow at the Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) at Maastricht University and fellow of the Amsterdam Centre for Learning Analytics (ACLA).
Fellow of the Amsterdam Centre for Learning Analytics (ACLA).
Additional roles & tasks
Rolf van der Velden is professor at Maastricht University and program director Education and Transition to Work of the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).