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Entrepreneurial universities and the effect of the types of vocational education and internships on graduates’ employability

  • Young Ah Kim
  • , Kyung Ah Kim*
  • , Nikolaos Tzokas
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Using a sample of 15,741 graduates from the 2019 Korean Graduates Occupational Mobility National Survey, the study examines the effects of different types of vocational education, job skills-enhancing training and the quality management of university education on graduates employability. The results show that students’ participation in internships and the suitability and usefulness of the university's curriculum have a great impact. Interestingly, volunteer activities had a negative impact on the employability from all types of university and four-year university graduates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1000-1009
Number of pages10
JournalStudies in Higher Education
Volume47
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

  • employment support programs
  • Graduates employability
  • internships
  • personal activities for vocational education
  • quality of education

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Education & Training

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