Employment as a Journey or a Destination? Interpreting Graduates' and Employers' Perceptions--A Malaysia Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Cheong, Kee-Cheok; Hill, Christopher; Leong, Yin-Ching; Zhang, Chen
Titel	Employment as a Journey or a Destination? Interpreting Graduates' and Employers' Perceptions--A Malaysia Case Study
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 43 (2018) 4, S.702-718 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2016.1196351
Schlagwörter	Employment; Employers; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Employer Attitudes; Human Capital; Student Attitudes; Employment Potential; Education Work Relationship; Mixed Methods Research; Questionnaires; Undergraduate Students; Comparative Analysis; Study Abroad; Colleges; College Graduates; Employment Opportunities; Online Surveys; Focus Groups; Interviews; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dienstverhältnis; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Humankapital; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Fragebogen; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	As human capital came to the fore in the discourse on economic growth, so too has the concepts of employment prospects and employability attributes as students transit to the labor market. This paper examines three issues in this transition in the context of Malaysia. These are, first, how important is employment prospects a consideration when students choose institutions to join and programs to pursue? Second, what is their understanding of the attributes needed for employability? Third, how well do students' understanding of both concepts accord with how employers understand them? Using a combination of survey and face-to-face interviews, this study confirmed the considerable importance of both concepts in students' study decisions. Their understanding was broadly congruent with that of employers. These findings have implications for students' learning experiences, for the education system, and for policy-makers hoping for the human capital needed to make the leap from a middle-income to a high-income nation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01