Employment of International Education Graduates: Issues of Economy and Resistance to Change
| Title: | Employment of International Education Graduates: Issues of Economy and Resistance to Change |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jonbekova, Dilrabo (ORCID |
| Source: | Higher Education Quarterly. Oct 2021 75(4):618-633. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Alumni, College Graduates, STEM Education, Scholarships, Employment Experience, Labor Market, Employment Potential, Success, International Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Kazakhstan |
| DOI: | 10.1111/hequ.12321 |
| ISSN: | 0951-5224 |
| Abstract: | The use of international scholarship programmes is part of a long-standing approach to human capital development in many developing and middle-income countries that finance studies at universities abroad and locally. Yet, many scholarship alumni struggle to thrive in their home country and encounter numerous difficulties in their transition to the job market. This paper examines the employment experiences of Kazakhstan's government scholarship alumni in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields and identifies the challenges they encounter navigating the labour market. Our analysis of 45 interviews demonstrated that although alumni hold a positional advantage in the job market and many succeed, there are also many alumni whose employability and career success are impeded by an intersection of socioeconomic and cultural factors, intergenerational clashes and scholarship programme regulations. The implications for scholarship programmes and government policy goals are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1314947 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 0951-5224 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/hequ.12321 |
| Published in: | Higher Education Quarterly |
| Language: | English |