Does Regionality Influence Students' Perceived Employability and Career Orientation? A Study of Students at an Australian University

Insufficient access to specialised career development within many rural, regional and remote (RRR) areas contributes to persistent differences in the higher education participation rates of young people from these areas. This paper reports on research conducted with 4,993 students at a university in...

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Main Authors: Bennett, Dawn, Knight, Elizabeth, Koshy, Paul, Ian, Li
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA) 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89273
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Knight, Elizabeth
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description Insufficient access to specialised career development within many rural, regional and remote (RRR) areas contributes to persistent differences in the higher education participation rates of young people from these areas. This paper reports on research conducted with 4,993 students at a university in Western Australia who self-assessed their perceived employability (career capabilities) and career orientation. Data were analysed by year and mode of study, location, gender and discipline. Comparisons were made between RRR students and their metropolitan peers. The findings compare perceptions of employability and career orientation among RRR students in comparison with domestic metropolitan students. This shows a level of commonality between the two groups, with lessons from research on RRR students being applicable to metropolitan students.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-892732022-09-23T03:19:30Z Does Regionality Influence Students' Perceived Employability and Career Orientation? A Study of Students at an Australian University Bennett, Dawn Knight, Elizabeth Koshy, Paul Ian, Li Employability Career Orientation Student Equity Higher Education Regionality Rural, Regional and Remote Insufficient access to specialised career development within many rural, regional and remote (RRR) areas contributes to persistent differences in the higher education participation rates of young people from these areas. This paper reports on research conducted with 4,993 students at a university in Western Australia who self-assessed their perceived employability (career capabilities) and career orientation. Data were analysed by year and mode of study, location, gender and discipline. Comparisons were made between RRR students and their metropolitan peers. The findings compare perceptions of employability and career orientation among RRR students in comparison with domestic metropolitan students. This shows a level of commonality between the two groups, with lessons from research on RRR students being applicable to metropolitan students. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89273 10.47381/aijre.v31i3.305 English Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA) unknown
spellingShingle Employability
Career Orientation
Student Equity
Higher Education
Regionality
Rural, Regional and Remote
Bennett, Dawn
Knight, Elizabeth
Koshy, Paul
Ian, Li
Does Regionality Influence Students' Perceived Employability and Career Orientation? A Study of Students at an Australian University
title Does Regionality Influence Students' Perceived Employability and Career Orientation? A Study of Students at an Australian University
title_full Does Regionality Influence Students' Perceived Employability and Career Orientation? A Study of Students at an Australian University
title_fullStr Does Regionality Influence Students' Perceived Employability and Career Orientation? A Study of Students at an Australian University
title_full_unstemmed Does Regionality Influence Students' Perceived Employability and Career Orientation? A Study of Students at an Australian University
title_short Does Regionality Influence Students' Perceived Employability and Career Orientation? A Study of Students at an Australian University
title_sort does regionality influence students' perceived employability and career orientation? a study of students at an australian university
topic Employability
Career Orientation
Student Equity
Higher Education
Regionality
Rural, Regional and Remote
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89273