CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Plugor, Réka |
|---|---|
| Title | Transition from higher education to the world of work |
| Summary | The present thesis touches upon one of the “construction sites” of the relationship between higher education and the world of work, namely the transition form education to employment, as it is present in the case of Babes-Bolyai University students in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Seeing the student as a whole person whose learning takes place in the context of past experiences, present circumstances and future hopes and aspirations, the transition process is regarded in the context of the institutions’ approach towards students’ motivational background for opting to attend higher education programmes, their experiences during university years and the outcomes of the learning process in face of the labor market. Using quantitative data analysis and document analysis the findings of the thesis highlight the three main phases of the transition process on which higher education institutions need to focus in order to enhance their students’ employability and ease their transition process from higher education to the world. In the context of increased competition between universities for attracting and retaining students as well as the increased uncertainty regarding funding for higher education a comprehensive picture of the characteristics, needs and expectations of the student body and the institutional responses towards these needs is of crucial importance to any higher education institution. |
| Supervisor | Howlett, Sophie |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/plugor_reka.pdf |
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