Do heterophilous networks work? Investigating school-based social capital and the university choice process among less-privileged ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 827-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Gao
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
University Choice ◽  
Choice Process ◽  
School Based ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Students’ Decision Making in Selecting University in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Md. Aminul Islam ◽  
Nehal Hasnain Shoron
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
University Choice ◽  
Choice Process ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Scholarship Students ◽  
Students First ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
The University ◽  
Method Approach

This study investigates the factors that influence students’ decisions when choosing a university for higher education in Bangladesh. The study was conducted among students of two private universities in the country. A multi-method approach was adopted in collecting and analyzing data. The responses of the 153 participating students to the questionnaire are primarily described using descriptive statistics, e.g., frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, and rankings. Statistical tools like chi-square and ANOVA test are also applied where necessary. Results of the study indicate that the distance of the university from the students’ home plays an influential role in university choice process in the country. It is also found that there is a significant association between the level of education at which students first consider studying university and their choice about the university. Several other factors: university’s location, cost of tuition, availability of scholarship, students’ mother, friend and visits to campus play an influential role in university choice process.

School-based assessment of fieldwork in Hong Kong: dilemmas and challenges

Geography ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Kwok Chan Lai ◽  
Chi Chung Lam
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
School Based

University Graduates’ Employability, Employment Status, and Job Quality

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente González-Romá ◽  
Juan Pablo Gamboa ◽  
José M. Peiró
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Hierarchical Level ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Career Identity ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
The University

We investigated whether a set of indicators of the employability dimensions proposed by Fugate, Kinicki, and Asforth (i.e., career identity, personal adaptability, and human and social capital) are related to university graduates’ employment status and five indicators of the quality of their jobs (pay, hierarchical level, vertical and horizontal match, and job satisfaction). We analyzed a representative sample of university graduates ( N = 7,881) from the population of graduates who obtained their degree from the University of Valencia in the period 2006–2010. The results showed that indicators of human and social capital were related to employment status, whereas indicators of human and social capital and career identity were related to distinct job quality indicators. These results support the validity of the conceptual model proposed by Fugate et al. to investigate employability in samples of university graduates.

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