Relevance of Selected Social Science Degree Programs on Skills Development and Graduate Employability in Zambia

Autor/inn/en	Mwelwa, Kapambwe; Lebeloane, Lazarus D. M.; Mawela, Ailwei S.
Titel	Relevance of Selected Social Science Degree Programs on Skills Development and Graduate Employability in Zambia
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 12 (2021) 1, S.131-147 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mwelwa, Kapambwe) ORCID (Lebeloane, Lazarus D. M.) ORCID (Mawela, Ailwei S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-3815
Schlagwörter	Social Sciences; Bachelors Degrees; College Seniors; College Graduates; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Stakeholders; Employment Potential; Job Skills; 21st Century Skills; Career Readiness; Education Work Relationship; Relevance (Education); Labor Needs; Labor Market; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Zambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Relevance; Relevanz; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Sambia
Abstract	A pragmatic approach was used to explore the extent to which four selected social science degree programs were relevant for the skill needs of the job market in Zambia. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 162 participants using interviews and questionnaires. The SPSS version 24 and Atlas. Ti Version 8 were used to analyse and interpret data within the framework of the Capability Approach. The findings reveal that the relevance of each of the four social science degree programs depend on how key stakeholders in higher education and the labour market perceive them and that graduate employability was affected by factors such as the need and importance of social sciences to the labour market; employer and student perceptions of employability skills in the degree programs; demand for the programs; graduate work readiness, and the availability of graduate job prospects. It could be concluded that although all four social science degree programs were important, their relevance to the needs of Zambia's labour market varied from program to program. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3125. Web site: https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01