Conditions for the development of learning to learn as factors for labor market insertion of Bachelor’s graduates

Abstract

The Mexican labor market for professionals faces issues regarding balance, with the supply of professionals exceeding demand, leading to increased competition for available positions. Social origin is a determining factor in the development of the necessary capital for academic performance, meaning that the higher the capital, the better the academic performance, which in turn widens the capital gap and creates unequal conditions for labor market insertion. This paper proposes the need to articulate Bourdieu’s theory of educational fields with Delors’ pillars of education. Through exploratory interviews with textile engineering graduates from a polytechnic university in the state of Morelos, it is demonstrated that those who developed a greater capacity for learning to learn are the ones with better labor market insertion conditions. The study concludes by emphasizing the importance of conducting empirical research guided by theoretical frameworks to uncover the ways in which different forms of capital interact with the pillars of education.