Higher Education and Job Employability

296 Pages·2022·4.216 MB·English

by  Betsy Ng

Knowledge Studies in Higher Education 10
Betsy Ng   Editor
Higher
Education
and Job
Employability
Knowledge Studies in Higher Education
Volume 10
SeriesEditors
JungCheolShin,SeoulNationalUniversity,Seoul,Korea(Republicof)
HugoHorta,TheUniversityofHongKong,HongKongSAR,China
EditorialBoardMembers
UlrichTeichler,UniversityofKassel,Kassel,Germany
LoetLeydesdorff,AmsterdamSchoolofCommunicationsResearch,Amsterdam,
TheNetherlands
SimonMarginson,UCLInstituteofEducation,London,UK
KeunLee ,SeoulNationalUniversity,Seoul,Korea(Republicof)
GaryRhoades,UniversityofArizona,Arizona,USA
ScopeoftheSeries
Even though knowledge is the main content of teaching and universities are key
knowledgeproducers,scholarshaveonlyrecentlybeguntoactivelyexploreresearch
on knowledge studies in higher education. As this field of study has grown, it has
increasinglyoverlappedwiththeresearchfocusofotherfields,namelyresearchand
sciencepolicy,andinformationstudies.However,thesethreefieldshavedeveloped
independently with little interaction between them, causing our understanding of
knowledgetobelimited,compartmented,andlackingamultidimensionalperspec-
tive.Thisbookseriesisdesignedtoimproveknowledgestudiesinhighereducation
bystimulatinginteractionsbetweenthesedifferentapproaches.
Coverageinthisseriesincludes:
(cid:129) Universityandknowledgeproduction
(cid:129) R&Dfundingsystems
(cid:129) Educationreforms
(cid:129) Innovationsystemsforemergingregions
(cid:129) Schoolcurriculumandknowledge
(cid:129) Socialutilityofknowledgeproduction
(cid:129) Universityresearchandin-houseresearch
(cid:129) Researchcollaborations.
With its comprehensive overview and multidisciplinary perspective, this series
providesscholarsandpolicymakerswiththetheoryanddatatheyneedtomakemore
informeddecisionsregardingknowledgeresearchinhighereducation.
Betsy Ng
Editor
Higher Education and Job
Employability
Editor
BetsyNg
NationalInstituteofEducation
NanyangTechnologicalUniversity
Singapore,Singapore
ISSN2566-7106 ISSN2566-8315 (electronic)
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Acknowledgments
Iwouldliketothankallthecontributorsofthiseditedbook.Withoutyoursupport
andendeavor,thisbookwouldnothavebeenpossible.Iamdeeplythankfulforyour
prompt responses and patience with the revision process. I am also grateful to the
anonymousreviewersandserieseditorsfortakingthetimetosharewithusinsight-
fulfeedbackandwordsofencouragement.SpecialthankstoProfessorMyintKhine
for his advice, as well as Enayathullah M. and Astrid Noordermeer from Springer
Natureforworkingwithmeinthispublication.
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Contents
PartI Introduction
1 CurrentStatusofHigherEducationResearchinWork
ReadinessandJobEmployability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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PartII ImportanceofHigherEducationonWorkReadiness
2 PreparingGraduatesforFutureWorkplace:Developmentand
ValidationofWorkReadinessAssessmentInventory(WRAI). . . . 13
BetsyNg,AiNoiLee,andBeeLengChua
3 GraduateAttributesofSingaporeUniversityStudents:
PerspectivesofSingaporeUniversitiesandInternational
Employers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
PohHoonJuneTeng,BetsyNg,andDiwiAbbas
4 KeyAttributesofWorkReadiness:PerspectivesfromEmployers,
UniversityStudentsandInstructors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
BetsyNg,PohHoonJuneTeng,andSilinYang
5 FromSchoolSuccesstoWorkReadiness:Motivational
andCognitiveFactorsPredictingWork-ReadyAttributes. . . . . . . 87
BeeLengChua,BetsyNg,AiNoiLee,SilinYang,PeiShanGoh,
andBalanaguSatyaSamhita
6 DevelopinganEntrepreneurialCompetenceFramework
forTertiaryArtsEducationThroughaDelphiMethod–
AChinesePerspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
SunnieYangHeandChristinaWai-MuiYu
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7 EmpiricalDevelopmentandVerificationoftheTaiwanese
CareerDecisionScaleforUndergraduateStudents:
ImplicationsforCareerCounselling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
PeterYang,Chih-ChienYang,andAliceHsu
PartIII JobEmployabilityandOutcomes
8 EmployabilityandEmployment:TheRoleofHigherEducation
inaRapidlyChangingWorld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LeisaHassockandChristopherHill
9 FromLifelongLearningtoLifelongEmployability:
HowSkillsFutureHasRe-conceptualisedHigher
EducationfortheFutureofWork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
YingChiaandYeeZherSheng
10 DoesEmpowermentMatter?PromotingEmployee’s
JobSatisfaction,CreativityandLearningCommitment
forLifelongEmployability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
AmeliaHuangandAiNoiLee
11 NavigatingtheHomeLabourMarket:Multifaceted
StoriesofVietnameseReturnees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
ThanhPham
12 PursuingContinuingEducationtoPromoteEmployability:
ImportanceofPerceivedSupportandGrowthMindset. . . . . . . . . 235
VanessaJiaxinCai,YouyanNie,andAiNoiLee
13 GraduateResilienceinFutureWorkplace:Mindfulness-Based
ResearchonPersonalityTraits,TraitAffectandResilience. . . . . . 255
BetsyNgandLengCheeKong
PartIV Conclusion
14 FutureDirections:ImportanceofHigherEducationonWork
ReadinessandJobEmployability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
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About the Authors
Diwi Abbas is a researcher at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Tech-
nological University. Her research interest includes leadership studies, Islamic
education,andadultlearning.Shewasinvolvedinassistingmanyresearchprojects
atNIEthatusequalitativeresearchmethods.
Vanessa Jiaxin Cai is a research associate at the National Institute of Education,
NanyangTechnologicalUniversity.SheiscurrentlypursuingherPhD.Shealsohas
taughtcoursesoneducationalpsychology,andassessinglearningandperformance
totraineeteachersinthepost-graduatediplomaineducationprogram.Herresearch
interestslieinthegrowthmindset,adaptability,andresilienceofworkingadults,and
howthesemaybedevelopedandappliedinthecontextofchangeatwork.
YingChia isaresearcherattheInstituteforAdultLearning,SingaporeUniversity
of Social Sciences. She has a Master of Science in statistics and a Bachelor of
Sciences (Honors) in applied mathematics from the National University of Singa-
pore. Her research interests are in the topics of lifelong learning, skills utilization,
andjobquality.Sheisalsointerestedinusingstatisticaltechniquesandmodellingto
uncovernewinsightsintothesetopics.
Bee Leng Chua is a senior lecturer with the Psychology and Child & Human
Development Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore. She has conducted research in the areas of
mediatedlearning,problem-basedlearning,motivation,andcognition.Inadditionto
her work at the National Institute of Education, she also shares her expertise in
subject disciplines such as educational studies and instructional pedagogies with
schools and educators from other organizations and countries regularly. She is the
president-elect of the World Educational Research Association, president of the
Educational Research Association of Singapore, and vice president of the Interna-
tionalAssociationofCognitiveEducationandPsychology.Sheisalsothemanaging
editoroftheEducationalResearchforPolicyandPractice.
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x AbouttheAuthors
PeiShanGoh holdsaBachelorofSocialScienceswithhonorsfromtheNational
UniversityofSingaporeandhasbeenworkingasaresearchassistantattheNational
Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, from 2020 to present.
Herresearchinterestisineducation,particularlyinusingPositiveEmotion,Engage-
ment, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment (PERMA framework) to
improve teaching outcomes. She is the recipient of the Pradap Kow scholarship
andwillbestartingherMasterofArtsdegree(Research)inAugust2021.
Leisa Hassock currently works as a manager (quality assurance) in the School of
Business,HigherCollegesofTechnology,UnitedArabEmirates(UAE).Leisadoes
research in employability, educational technology, curriculum theory, and adult
education. Her current projects are “Approaches towards improving employability
forbusinessgraduates,”“Criticalthinkinginhighereducation,”and“Plagiarismand
howtoeducatetoreduceit.”
SunnieYangHe a proficientinterdisciplinaryresearcher andlecturer, iscurrently
teachingintheDepartmentofCulturalandCreativeArtsattheEducationUniversity
of Hong Kong. Her research and publication focuses on the fields of tertiary arts
education, arts entrepreneurship and management, curriculum development, and
creativityinartseducation.
Christopher Hill is a professor at the British University in Dubai. He is also an
OBHEAssociate,fellowoftheHigherEducationAcademy,aSpecialistHongKong
Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, and an
adjunctresearcherfortheHigherEvaluationandAccreditationCouncilofTaiwan.
Prof. Hill’s research interests include transnational education and its impact on
national systems, the role of online learning, and the development of international
educationandthestudentexperienceintheglobalarena.
Alice Hsu graduated from National Chiayi University with a master’s degree in
guidanceandcounselling.Shecurrentlyservesasacounsellingpsychologistatthe
EducationBureau,TaichungCityGovernment,Taiwan,wheresheprovidesprofes-
sional assistance to students from elementary to high school to help them manage
theirproblems.Herexperienceworkingasaschoolguidancecounsellorataprivate
middle school helped herrealize that shehad strong rapport withstudents and that
shewouldliketocontinueworkingwithyoungpeople.Shehasbecomefascinated
by the healing and curative effects of the artistic creation process, and it has
strengthenedherinterestinartisticcreation.Currently,sheisattemptingtointegrate
psychological counselling and artistic creation to form a diverse counselling
environment.
Amelia Huang is an educational officer teaching English language and general
musicatasecondaryschoolinSingapore.Shestudiedpsychologyandmanagement
atMonashUniversityandhashadexperienceasaresearchassistantinthePsycho-
logical Services Branch, Ministry of Education. Her interest in assessment-related