How UK PhD programs have prepared international students for work

IF 1.5 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of International Students Pub Date : 2023-05-26 DOI:10.32674/jis.v14i2.5346

Xin Zhao, Michael Kung, K. Bista

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Abstract

International doctoral students are an indispensable part of the increasingly globalised Higher Education Institutions and play a vital role in continually refreshing the host country’s research base and fostering cross-national research collaborations. Despite their contributions, most international student employability experiences have been centred on undergraduate and master’s students, and fewer studies have been undertaken to explore the employability experiences of those who study for a doctoral degree. The research team conducted two focus groups with Chinese international doctoral students studying social sciences at two British universities. The focus groups examined the students’ perceptions of their employability development within the PhD programs and identified areas for enhancing international doctoral student employability. Results highlight an urgent need for UK universities to develop effective channels to support Chinese doctoral student employability, focusing on supervisors as career mentors, developing graduate skills through fieldwork and teaching opportunities, and co-publications.

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英国博士项目如何让国际学生做好工作准备

国际博士生是日益全球化的高等教育机构中不可或缺的一部分，在不断刷新东道国的研究基础和促进跨国研究合作方面发挥着至关重要的作用。尽管他们做出了贡献，但大多数国际学生的就业体验都集中在本科生和硕士生身上，探索攻读博士学位者就业体验的研究较少。研究小组对在英国两所大学学习社会科学的中国国际博士生进行了两个焦点小组。焦点小组调查了学生对他们在博士项目中的就业能力发展的看法，并确定了提高国际博士生就业能力的领域。研究结果突出表明，英国大学迫切需要开发有效的渠道来支持中国博士生的就业能力，将导师作为职业导师，通过实地调查和教学机会以及联合出版物来发展研究生技能。

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Journal of International Students EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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2.90

自引率

25.00%

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审稿时长

30 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal publishes scholarly peer-reviewed articles on international students in tertiary education, secondary education, and other educational settings that make significant contributions to research, policy, and practice in the internationalization of education worldwide. We encourage the submission of manuscripts from researchers and practitioners around the world from a myriad of academic fields and theoretical perspectives, including international education, comparative education, human geography, global studies, linguistics, psychology, sociology, communication, international business, economics, social work, cultural studies, and other related disciplines. We are especially interested in submissions which mark a new and demonstratively significant advancement in research on international students on topics such as: Cross-cultural studies of acculturation, intergroup relations, and intercultural communication Career preparation, employability, and career outcomes of short- and long-term mobility Development of international student social networks Emerging trends related to the mobility of international students and scholars English-mediated instruction (EMI) and second language acquisition (L2) Experiences of globally mobile LGBTQ+ students and other student populations Geopolitical perspectives and policies related to international students and other immigrants seeking education Global learning involving diverse people collaboratively analyzing and addressing complex problems that transcend borders International faculty, teaching assistants, and postdoctoral researchers Multicultural, intercultural, and cross-cultural engagement New educational contexts that involve the use of emerging technologies and online learning International student experiences in transnational higher education providers and programs.