2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'In the last two decades, we have witnessed a rapid expansion of higher
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education in Mainland China and Taiwan, recording a significant increase
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in higher education enrolments in these two Chinese societies. The
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massification of higher education in China and Taiwan has inevitably
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resulted in an oversupply of university graduates, with growing social
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concerns for skills mismatches being found in the labour market,
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stagnant graduate employment and social mobility. This article
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critically examines how university students and graduates in these two
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Chinese societies reflect upon their employment experiences. Human
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capital theory predicts that other things being equal, raising
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participation in higher education will initially increase inequality as
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rates of return rise, and then it will reduce inequality as expansion
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reaches mass levels and rates of return decline. If the output of
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graduates outpaces the demand for their skills, which appears to be the
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current case in many countries, then supply and demand pressures reduce
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the pay premium for degrees and lower income inequalities. However, this
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study clearly demonstrates that the massification and the
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universalisation of higher education in Mainland China and Taiwan,
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respectively, have actually intensified inequality.'
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affiliation: 'Mok, KH (Corresponding Author), Lingnan Univ, Room 208,2-F Wong Adm
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Bldg,8 Castle Peak Rd, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.
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Mok, Ka Ho, Lingnan Univ, Dept Sociol \& Social Policy, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, Peoples
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R China.
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Wen, Zhuoyi, Hong Kong Inst Educ, Ctr Greater China Studies, Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
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Peoples R China.
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Dale, Roger, Univ Bristol, Grad Sch Educ, Bristol, Avon, England.'
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author: Mok, Ka Ho and Wen, Zhuoyi and Dale, Roger
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author-email: kahomok@ln.edu.hk
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author_list:
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- family: Mok
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given: Ka Ho
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- family: Wen
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given: Zhuoyi
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- family: Dale
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given: Roger
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2016.1174397
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eissn: 1469-9508
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files: []
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issn: 1360-080X
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journal: JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
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keywords: 'Ant tribe; employability; social mobility; valorisation of higher
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education'
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keywords-plus: CHALLENGES; EMPLOYMENT; WAGE
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language: English
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month: JUN
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number: 3, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '45'
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orcid-numbers: 'Wen, Zhuoyi/0000-0001-5989-8116
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MOK, Ka Ho/0000-0003-0846-1867'
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pages: 264-281
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papis_id: d19f0b5023e6461353ce703f641c7fc5
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ref: Mok2016employabilitymobilit
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researcherid-numbers: 'Wen, Zhuoyi/N-1736-2019
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Mok, Ka Ho/D-4883-2009
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times-cited: '28'
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title: 'Employability and mobility in the valorisation of higher education qualifications:
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the experiences and reflections of Chinese students and graduates'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000375862100003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '6'
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usage-count-since-2013: '48'
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volume: '38'
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web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research
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year: '2016'
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