International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 12 Issue 4
Available Online: 31 May 2024
Author/s:
Hou, Deping
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (450449805@qq.com)
Abstract:
This descriptive research explored the academic self-efficacy, career development learning, and employability abilities of 405 Chinese college students taken at random. The study aimed to describe the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of sex, grade, university type, and family location; determine the academic self-efficacy of university students from the perspective of student attitudes, behaviors and abilities; determine the professional development learning situation of university students in terms of career exploration, career decision-making, and career action and monitoring abilities; identify the mastery of college students’ employment skills, including professional employability, social coping skills, and employment development abilities; test the significant differences of responses when grouped by demographic variables; test the relationship between and among academic self-efficacy, career development learning and employment skills; and propose a Student Development Program. Results show that the majority of respondents are senior students, from rural areas, male and from public universities. In terms of academic self-efficacy, the respondents generally performed well, especially in terms of learning attitude and learning ability, showing a positive trend. Notably, respondents demonstrate positive career abilities and excel in career decision-making. The overall professional employment skills of respondents are relatively high with the social coping skills relatively lowest. University type had a significant impact on academic self-efficacy and students’ employability skills. Career development learning ability showed significant differences in grade and university type, while sex, grade and place of birth had no significant effects on these aspects. Older adults and school students perform better in career decision-making, career exploration, career action, and monitoring. Furthermore, there is a significant positive correlation between and among academic self-efficacy, career development capabilities, and employability skills. Based on the findings, it proposed a student development plan. Schools may improve the learning environment, provide more learning resources and support, encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities and social practice, strengthen connections with society and enterprises, provide more employment information and guidance, and cultivate students’ innovative spirit and entrepreneurship ability for better career prospects among students.
Keywords: academic self-efficacy, career development learning, employability skills
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1040
Cite this article:
Hou, D. (2024). Academic self-efficacy, career development learning, and employability skills of Chinese university students. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 12(4), 135-150. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1040