STUDY ENGAGEMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES
Abstract
The paper seeks to answer the question if students’ study engagement is related to positive perception of their employability moulded inside the academia. To address this issue, a quantitative survey was conducted, where participants were students from the National Research University, Higher School of Economics. While the existence of the correlation between study engagement and self-perceived employability is empirically proven, the complex nature of employability - not confined to the higher education settings - is revealed. It is argued that positively perceived employability might be a result of engagement in the study. Analysis of students’ aspirations and labor market orientations may help understand the role of university in creating a favorable educational atmosphere and forming the basis for future successful work life. Implications for future research are discussed. Keywords: study engagement, higher education, employability, students’ characteristics
About the Authors
E. A. Voronina
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD in philology, associate professor, Foreign Languages Dept.,
Nizhny Novgorod
M. L. Kuryan
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD in philology, associate professor, Foreign Languages Dept.,
Nizhny Novgorod
A. A. Shutov
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
senior lecturer of the Department of Information Systems and Technology,
Nizhny Novgorod
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