Massification without equalisation: the politics of higher education, graduate employment and social mobility in Hong Kong

Lee, Siu Yau

doi:10.1080/13639080.2015.1049024

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“…While highly skilled immigrants are generally experienced workers looking for executive or professional jobs, highly educated natives may well be recent university graduates looking for more junior positions. In many developed economies, higher education has expanded so much that it is no longer a guarantee of prestigious occupations (see Lee, 2016). For these reasons, educational attainment is only a partial predictor of individuals’ occupational interests and their exposure to competition with immigrants.…”

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Welcoming Immigrants with Similar Occupational Interests: Experimental Survey Evidence from Hong Kong

2016

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Recent studies in America and Europe suggest that individual economic self-interest plays little role in explaining individual attitudes towards immigrants. A key piece of evidence for this proposition is that natives do not show particular hostility towards immigrants whose skill levels are similar to their own. We conducted an experimental survey of Hong Kong residents to examine their attitudes towards immigrants from Mainland China. We found that positive attitudes towards low-skilled immigrants were more prevalent among local labourers – whose job security would presumably be under greater threat from them – than among executives and professionals. Similarly, the premium attached to highly skilled immigrants increases significantly with locals’ occupational prestige, suggesting that immigrants are more likely to find support among natives who share similar occupational interests. Our results remain robust even after controlling for a range of potential explanatory variables. We conclude with a critical discussion of the use of skill levels to estimate the occupational interests of natives and assess the value of relying on the conventional labour market competition model to generate hypotheses about the role of economic self-interest in shaping immigration preferences.

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Welcoming Immigrants with Similar Occupational Interests: Experimental Survey Evidence from Hong Kong

2016

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“…In South Africa, the education that served as a foundation for building and entrenching inequalities in the past now has to reverse the effects of unequal educational opportunities through massification. Higher education in the past few decades has been transformed in many countries across the world, choosing massified systems over the elitist system, with universities partially or sometimes fully funded by the government while competing for global reputation and academic talents argued Lee (2016). South Africa is therefore no exception.…”

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Massification of Higher Education in South Africa, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Adetiba¹

2019

Proceedings of the 50th International Academic Conference, Paris

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Increasingly, education and in particular higher education, are recognized as imperatives in the economic development and as a means to an end apart from been a necessary tool for sustainability of human capital. The common believe is that having a university certificate is an access to having a better job in South Africa particularly amongst blacks. Therefore, making prospective students to focus on employability while calculating the likely financial benefits of having higher education certificate. However, in the ever-intensifying globalization setting, obtaining a higher education degree is no longer a guarantee of employment. From the human capital theorist, the social dynamics of growth drives participation in higher education believing that the expansion of higher education is moulded by the market forces and the government in response to the economic need for knowledge, skills, and certified professional competences. Using mixed method of analysis, this study challenges the conservative thinking that attainment of higher education not minding its quality is among the most important determinants of the upward movement of the fortunes of average South Africans. It contends that the massification of higher education in South Africa, contrary to the expectations of received higher education, may not likely boost the upward social mobility of South Africans, rather due to poor planning and implementation, graduate may end up joining the band wagon of unsuccessful job applicants who do not understand why they have a degree.

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“…Recent government policies, as well as several major targeted government initiatives, have increased the emphasis on internationalisation, either directly or through an emphasis on improving institutional performance, competitiveness or position in international university rankings (Chang et al, 2015;Chou and Ching, 2012;Lau and Lin, 2016;Mok, 2013;University Grants Committee, 2016). The result has echoed global higher education trends, namely, the increasing influence of market competition, massification and decentralisation of control (Chang et al, 2015;Lee M.N.N., 2016;Lee S., 2016;Pinheiro et al, 2015).…”

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Motivational factors among international postgraduate students in Hong Kong and Taiwan

Manning

2019

IJCED

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence internationally mobile students’ decision making regarding their choice to study in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach The existing literature on student motivation was examined, particularly factors relevant to the two key jurisdictions. Subsequently, a qualitative study was conducted to verify and expand upon these factors. Findings This study found a high degree of overlap between the two jurisdictions. However, Taiwan-based students emphasised elements such as the political climate, and the opinion of family, friends and peers, whereas academic quality and the perception of authority figures featured more for Hong Kong-based respondents. Practical implications The similarities and disparities between the two jurisdictions provide insights for decision makers, as well as avenues for further research. Originality/value This paper builds upon prior research into international student destination choice by exploring students’ decision-making process through qualitative research; thus, highlighting previously unexplored factors.

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Massification without equalisation: the politics of higher education, graduate employment and social mobility in Hong Kong

Cited by 40 publications

References 15 publications

Welcoming Immigrants with Similar Occupational Interests: Experimental Survey Evidence from Hong Kong

Welcoming Immigrants with Similar Occupational Interests: Experimental Survey Evidence from Hong Kong

Massification of Higher Education in South Africa, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Motivational factors among international postgraduate students in Hong Kong and Taiwan

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