An Exploratory Survey of Post-Graduation Employment Location Preferences among International Students in Missouri, USA
| Title: | An Exploratory Survey of Post-Graduation Employment Location Preferences among International Students in Missouri, USA |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | James Kaemmerer, Matt Foulkes |
| Source: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 2024 16(3):292-303. |
| Availability: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 3107 B Hampton Highway, Yorktown, VA 23693. e-mail: oic213@lehigh.edu; Web site: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jcihe/index |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Students, College Graduates, Relocation, Career Planning, Job Search Methods, Graduate Surveys, Vocational Followup, Employment Patterns, Training Objectives, Migration Patterns, Occupational Surveys |
| Geographic Terms: | Missouri |
| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
| Abstract: | This study examined the post-graduation employment location preferences of international students preparing to participate in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program in the United States. An exploratory survey asked international students in their final semesters at three midwestern public universities to indicate their employment location preferences via an online text- and map-based questionnaire. Two main questions guided the research: 1) Do international students hold employment location preferences before graduation? and 2) Where in the United States do international students applying for OPT prefer to work? Results indicated the affirmative and that preference geographies extend well beyond the state in which the students earned their degrees. In applying for OPT, participants in this study signaled their intent to remain in-country. As such, the scale of analysis shifts from traditional country-to-country migration flows of international students to the internal movements within the host country in anticipation of post-graduation employment. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1436756 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
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| Published in: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education |
| Language: | English |