The Employability Enhancement For Students of Art Universities in Liaoning Province
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The objectives of this research were: (1) to explore the components of student’s employability of art universities in Liaoning Province, and (2) to propose the managerial guidelines for student’s employability enhancement of art universities in Liaoning Province.
The research was a mixed method between quantitative research and qualitative research. Population was 1,047 teachers work in the 2023 academic year at eight art universities in Liaoning Province; the sample size was determined by Krejcie and Morgan’s tables and was obtained using stratified random sampling method, with a total of 285 teachers. Key informants for interview total 11 key informants were selected by the purpose sampling method. Focus group discussion by seven key informants. The data collection instruments include a five-point rating scale. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, refer to, Standard Deviation and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Both Interviews and Focus Group Discussion were analyzed by content analysis.
The research results showed: (1) the student’s employability of art universities in Liaoning Province, total 5 components included: Policy and goal setting, Student’s employability attributes, Effectiveness management and collaboration platform, Quality education and training, and Monitoring and evaluation, and (2) managerial guidelines for student’s employability enhancement of art universities in Liaoning Province, total 32 guidelines included: 5 for Policy and goal setting, 8 for Student’s employability attributes, 8 for Effectiveness management and collaboration platform, 7 for Quality education and training, and 4 for Monitoring and evaluation.
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