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Self-Assessment of Competences and Their Impact on the Perceived Chances for a Successful University-to-Work Transition: The Example of Tourism Degree Students in Poland
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Tertiary Education and Management . Dec 2021 27(4):367-384. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Competences are the most important career capital a university graduate can have. The objective of the paper is to determine which competences acquired at tourism degree programmes affect students' self-assessment regarding their own competitive advantage on the labour market. The data was collected during a nationwide diagnostic survey (N = 476) carried out at ten Polish universities among students finishing their tourism degree courses. Principal component analysis allowed us to identify a set of competences that have a significant impact on the students' perception of their chances of finding employment in the tourism industry. These are: ability to cope with challenges and stress; writing and speaking skills in a foreign language; public speaking; planning and implementation of subject-specific projects; ability to conduct subject-specific research and perseverance. The higher the assessment of each of the above, the more confident of their competitive advantage on the labour market the students were.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1358-3883
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Tertiary Education and Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1316780
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11233-021-09081-5