Understanding Employment Opportunities and Challenges Facing Lao Graduates from Chinese Universities

Autor/in	Sisavath, Soubin
Titel	Understanding Employment Opportunities and Challenges Facing Lao Graduates from Chinese Universities
Quelle	In: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 12 (2020) 6, S.143-152 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2151-0393
Schlagwörter	Employment Opportunities; College Graduates; Laotians; Career Development; Study Abroad; Employment Potential; Economic Factors; Second Language Learning; Language Fluency; Education Work Relationship; Culture Conflict; Labor Market; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Educational Attainment; Higher Education; International Education; Student Mobility; China; Laos + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Berufsentwicklung; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ökonomischer Faktor; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Kulturkonflikt; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore the employment opportunities and challenges facing Lao graduates who studied abroad in China and returned home after graduation. A qualitative method was employed by utilizing semi-structured interviews with 17 Chinese-educated Lao graduates who now live in Laos. The findings revealed that although returning graduates were sought after in the local labor market, they seemed more employable in certain market segments in which China has been economically involved. Yet possessing a foreign degree alone was not sufficient to attain jobs unless it was complemented with foreign language fluency and employability skills such as communication skills and learning skills. The study also found that returning graduates tended to experience job mismatch and reverse culture shock in the process of their career development. With these findings, universities should sufficiently equip students with skills that can be effectively applied in different labor markets and contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01