Who wants to work in bureaucracy? Career intentions of post-millennial students

Jäkel, Tim; Borshchevskiy, George

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“…In Russia, students rely on their parents’ advice more than their peers in other countries when making career choices. Parents working in the civil service are the most influential predictors of whether students would be interested in working in the public sector ( Jkel and Borshchevskiy, 2018 ). Ciobanu and Androniceanu (2015) figure that generous salaries and a good working environment are important factors for people to choose public sector jobs.…”

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The influence of occupational values on college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants: The mediating role of political efficacy

Shen²,

Chen³

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Front. Psychol.

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At present, civil servant positions have become the main employment target of many college students in China, and there is a deep motivation behind this phenomenon. This research conducted an empirical study on college students in 2022 with 566 valid data by using the convenience sampling method. The occupational values scale, political efficacy scale, and the willingness to apply for civil servants scale were used. Descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, and common method deviation were performed by SPSS 26.0 to test the reliability of each scale and the discriminant validity of variables. In addition, the structural equation model and bias-corrected bootstrap were used to explore the influence of occupational values on college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants and analyze the mediating role of political efficacy. The results show that: (1) The dimensions of career stability, prestige value, and public service motivation of occupational values have significant positive impacts on college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants, among which public service motivation has the most significant impact. (2) Occupational values have significant positive impacts on college students’ political efficacy. (3) Political efficacy has a significant positive impact on the college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants. (4) Political efficacy plays a partial mediating role in the transmission path of occupational values and willingness to apply for civil servants. These findings further clarify the logical relationship between occupational values and civil servants’ willingness, providing a theoretical basis and practical reference for college educators to implement college students’ career education.

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The influence of occupational values on college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants: The mediating role of political efficacy

Shen²,

Chen³

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Front. Psychol.

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“…In a more recent study, Jakel and Borshchevskiy (2019) investigate working sector choices among undergraduate students of public administration in two reputable Moscow universities revealing that parents working in the civil service are the most important public sector career motivators of students in Russia, more important than positive perceptions of public sector compensation and its impact on society. Nemec et al (2015) have conducted analysis of public administration programmes in the post-Soviet Caucasus countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) identifying a range of problems in design and delivery of the MPA programmes including a shortage of qualified staff, weak research capacity, inadequate structure of the curricula, and a lack of regional cooperation.…”

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Public Administration Academies in Central Asia: ‘Government puppets’ or independent seats of learning?

Janenova¹

2019

Teaching Public Administration

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This article provides a critical analysis of the development of public administration education in the context of five post-Soviet, transitional, and authoritarian Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan from early independence to the present time (1991–2019). The study is based on a review of Master of Public Administration (MPA) programmes offered by Public Administration Academies in each of these five Central Asian countries, a focus group with local academics, extensive secondary data analysis, and critical reflections of a local scholar with six years of MPA teaching experience in a Kazakhstani university. This article highlights context-specific challenges in design and implementation of the MPA programmes in Central Asia. These challenges include the: ambiguous role of Public Administration Academies; programme design; pedagogical issues; and weak research capacity. It is argued that the MPA programmes in Central Asia often provide an example of ‘mimicry’ of European/North American programmes with peculiar features of their local context. Public Administration Academies in Central Asia are highly politicised and strongly controlled by authoritarian governments. This study will be of particular interest not only to public administration scholars from all post-Soviet countries which share the Soviet legacy and socio-economic challenges, but also for scholars teaching in other authoritarian contexts.

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The Co-Creative approach to digital simulation games in social science education

Sanina

Kutergina

Balashov³

2020

Computers & Education

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Who wants to work in bureaucracy? Career intentions of post-millennial students

Cited by 6 publications

References 54 publications

The influence of occupational values on college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants: The mediating role of political efficacy

The influence of occupational values on college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants: The mediating role of political efficacy

Public Administration Academies in Central Asia: ‘Government puppets’ or independent seats of learning?

The Co-Creative approach to digital simulation games in social science education

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