Access to Higher Education: Source of Graduate Employability and Wellbeing

Bakari, Haroon; Hunjra, Ahmed Imran

doi:10.22555/joeed.v5i2.1742

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“…The consensus among employability scholars is that if students become more self-aware, more informed about opportunities in the labour market and well-motivated, they will make better decisions about their career and in life more generally following graduation (Qenani et al , 2014). In addition, high levels of SPE have been associated with one’s happiness and positive evaluation of one’s work situation (Bakari and Hunjra, 2018), a strong sense of security as well as superior mental health, well-being and life satisfaction (Jackson and Wilton, 2017; Clarke, 2017).…”

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“…For improved understanding of employability, an exploration of these self-concepts and their determinants is required (Qenani et al , 2014). Studies on models of employability (Bakari and Hunjra, 2018; Clarke, 2017; Dacre Pool and Sewell, 2007; Jackson and Wilton, 2017; Pitan, 2016a) have suggested several factors that serve as determinants of SPE. According to these authors, determinants of SPE include individual knowledge, skills and competencies, work experience, career development learning, personal development planning, personality traits, social capital and individual attributes, university ranking, labour market conditions and trends in the market.…”

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Students’ self-perceived employability (SPE)

Pitan¹,

Muller²

2019

HESWBL

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Purpose To a prospective employee, self-perception is a vital component of employability; to better understand employability, an exploration of this essential component and its determinants is required. Besides investigating students’ perceptions of their likelihood of success in the graduate labour market, the purpose of this paper is to examine the main influence of gender and field of study and the interaction effects of these two independent variables on students’ self-perceived employability (SPE). Design/methodology/approach Data for the study were collected from a sample of 402 final-year students, at two universities in South Africa using an adapted questionnaire. The 402 students comprised of 203 from University A and 199 from University B. In total, 166 were males and 236 females while 104 were from Management Studies, 102 from Education, 72 from Law and 124 from Science and Agriculture. The three stated hypotheses for the study were analysed using factorial ANOVA (2×4) and the Bonferroni post hoc multiple comparison test. Findings The main effects of gender and field of study on SPE are both significant, but the interactions between them are not. Male students were found to demonstrate a higher level of SPE. For field of study, Education students demonstrated the highest level of SPE. Originality/value The study shows that students, particularly those in their final year, may perceive themselves to be more employable, due to increased awareness of their improved human capital. In addition, both gender and field of study are important attributes affecting students’ SPE. The variations in SPE are indicative of students’ understanding and awareness of labour market realities, offering several implications for universities and all stakeholders of graduate employability.

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Students’ self-perceived employability (SPE)

Pitan¹,

Muller²

2019

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“…This study collected data from young users of technology products, and 72% of the participants fell in the age group of 21–30 years. The Pakistani population is comprised of 68% youths ( Bakari and Hunjra, 2018 ); however, scholars may be interested to know whether any different combination of age groups may have impacted the results or not. Therefore, future researchers may collect data from technology product users of Pakistan having fair representation from various age groups.…”

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Impact of brand hate on consumer well-being for technology products through the lens of stimulus organism response approach

Attiq

Hamid

Shah³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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Consumer well-being is a micromarketing concept that emphasizes on contributions of marketing activities in social welfare. The major objective of the current study is to analyze the impact of self-incongruence on brand dissatisfaction, brand hate, and consumer well-being. This study has utilized the Self-incongruity Theory and the Stimulus-Organism-Response model to test the impact of self-incongruity on anti-consumption and consumer voice behaviors, and subsequent effects on consumer well-being. Data were collected from young consumers of technology products from major cities of Pakistan. A total of 592 consumers answered a paper-and-pencil questionnaire using purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed by partial least square structural equation modeling. The findings of this study reveal that functional and symbolic incongruity predict brand hate and dissatisfaction, which is positively related with brand retaliation. Brand retaliation is negatively related with consumer well-being. This study offers implications for product designers, marketers, advertisers and other stakeholders to improve congruence between what young consumers of technology products expect and what brands are offering to mitigate negative attitudes and behaviors and increase consumer well-being.

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“…Higher education provides funding to universities to avail human capital, arrange facilities and to improve research productivity (Lang, 2016). Same as availability of physical infrastructure fosters the research productivity (Bakari & Hunjra, 2019). Physical facilities are the salient features of research university to conduct research activities effectively (Balyer & Ozvural, 2021).…”

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Factors Influencing Research Culture at Public Universities in Pakistan

Rasool,

Dilshad (Corresponding Author)

2023

RJSI

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The study was conducted to explore factors influencing research culture at universities in Pakistan. The present study was delimited to six general public universities in Pakistan. Two universities from each region of Punjab were selected for data collection. PhD faculty members of head of departments were the sample of the study. Interviews for head of departments and faculty members were developed for data collection. Respondents were asked about the factors affecting research culture at universities. The discourses of the respondents explored that institutional support, collaboration and communication, transparency, reward system, diversity and inclusion, national policies and regulations were the major factors that affecting research culture at universities in Pakistan. Findings of the research study explored that institutional support was playing affective role in developing research culture. Institutional support for conducting high quality research involved funding, availability of physical infrastructure, resources, provision of support to young researchers through trainings and workshops, and university policies and managers priorities. Collaboration and communication was an important factor that affects research culture but respondents stated that the situation of collaboration at universities was pathetic. Transparency, credibility and ethical behavior of researchers developed trust that ensured healthy research culture at universities. It was reported that rewards, incentives, appraisal and research grants played a positive role in research production and motivate the researchers to conduct high quality research. Diversity and inclusion had a momentous impact on the research culture at universities. Research teams having different socioeconomic background, experience and mental abilities conduct comprehensive and strong research studies. Policies and regulations about appointment and promotion, smooth funding, developing local and international collaboration, security of intellectual property rights and strict guidelines for research ethics were the major factors that contributed to develop research culture at universities. Results explored that shortage of physical resources, lack of collaboration, unawareness from global trends, funding issues, pressure of publications, institutional bureaucracy, political instability, favoritism and lack of mentorship were major issues that were affecting research culture negatively at universities in Pakistan. Whereas, incentives, expertise of supervisors, conducive work environment, seminars, working in collaboration, autonomy, managerial support, functioning of ORIC, feedback and foreign fellowship were the major factors that were affecting research culture positively at universities in Pakistan.

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Access to Higher Education: Source of Graduate Employability and Wellbeing

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

Students’ self-perceived employability (SPE)

Students’ self-perceived employability (SPE)

Impact of brand hate on consumer well-being for technology products through the lens of stimulus organism response approach

Factors Influencing Research Culture at Public Universities in Pakistan

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