New National Survey Finds Pandemic-Driven Shifts in Gen Z Priorities for Education and Work Persist
MINNEAPOLIS, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Four years of pandemic-associated shifts in education and life experiences have culminated in lasting changes to students' perspectives about their future education and work, according to the latest Question The Quo Education Pulse survey from ECMC Group.
- Only 13% of Gen Z teens feel prepared to make a decision about their education and career path after high school.
- Many students see two or three years of postsecondary education as the ideal program length, and more than two-thirds say their preferred educational environment would involve hands-on or on-the-job learning.
- According to the survey, 65% of Gen Z teens believe education after high school is necessary compared to 59% in February 2020.
- And while the majority want to pursue an educational path after high school, only 13% feel prepared to make a decision