Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia

Employability is considered the key factor in the link between higher education institutions and the labor market in providing qualified and competent graduates for the employment markets. In Malaysia, most of the public universities have achieved the accredited levels of quality to run the academic...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Almasri, Amal
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Education Higher - Quality control Employability
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105532/1/SPE%202022%2028%20IR.pdf
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

id	my-upm-ir.105532
record_format	uketd_dc
spelling	my-upm-ir.1055322024-06-10T04:04:13Z Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia 2021-07 Almasri, Amal Employability is considered the key factor in the link between higher education institutions and the labor market in providing qualified and competent graduates for the employment markets. In Malaysia, most of the public universities have achieved the accredited levels of quality to run the academic programs based on the requisite standards. However, the rate of unemployment among graduates is considered high, which has affected the institutions' reputation. On the other hand, there are reports that some employers consider Malaysian graduate competencies do not meet the expectations of the workplace. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine whether the quality of public universities would influence graduate employability in the presence of graduate competencies as a mediating variable. The graduates and employers were considered as the key and most relevant stakeholders to provide the required information to achieve the research objectives. This study adopted human capital theory as the underpinning theory for its proposed conceptual framework. Based on a post-positivism paradigm, this study employed a mixed-method triangulation design which is both quantitative and qualitative methods to obtain data on the perceptions of graduates and employers as the stakeholders of higher education institutions. Data was collected from 483 graduates from three selected public universities (UPM, UM, and UKM) through a self-administered questionnaires survey. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was employed to investigate the study's structural model by using AMOS. This study is strengthened by ten personal interviews with employers as the qualitative data to support the quantitative results. The findings of this study prove that employers' perceptions have supported the graduates’ responses, where the determinants of university quality, including reputation, academic program and curriculum, infrastructure and support facilities, academic staff, and training are the influential factors on graduate competencies and employability. ii The main theoretical contribution is on the aspect of determinants of the quality in public universities, graduate competencies, and graduate employability are concomitant in one comprehensive framework. In addition to that, the relevant authorities and institutions in higher education sectors should pay particular attention to the skills and competencies required by employers to produce the ever-equipped and future-proof graduates. Education, Higher - Quality control Employability 2021-07 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105532/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105532/1/SPE%202022%2028%20IR.pdf text en public doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Education, Higher - Quality control Employability Ali, Noor Azman
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
collection	PSAS Institutional Repository
language	English
advisor	Ali, Noor Azman
topic	Education Higher - Quality control Employability
spellingShingle	Education Higher - Quality control Employability Almasri, Amal Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia
description	Employability is considered the key factor in the link between higher education institutions and the labor market in providing qualified and competent graduates for the employment markets. In Malaysia, most of the public universities have achieved the accredited levels of quality to run the academic programs based on the requisite standards. However, the rate of unemployment among graduates is considered high, which has affected the institutions' reputation. On the other hand, there are reports that some employers consider Malaysian graduate competencies do not meet the expectations of the workplace. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine whether the quality of public universities would influence graduate employability in the presence of graduate competencies as a mediating variable. The graduates and employers were considered as the key and most relevant stakeholders to provide the required information to achieve the research objectives. This study adopted human capital theory as the underpinning theory for its proposed conceptual framework. Based on a post-positivism paradigm, this study employed a mixed-method triangulation design which is both quantitative and qualitative methods to obtain data on the perceptions of graduates and employers as the stakeholders of higher education institutions. Data was collected from 483 graduates from three selected public universities (UPM, UM, and UKM) through a self-administered questionnaires survey. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was employed to investigate the study's structural model by using AMOS. This study is strengthened by ten personal interviews with employers as the qualitative data to support the quantitative results. The findings of this study prove that employers' perceptions have supported the graduates’ responses, where the determinants of university quality, including reputation, academic program and curriculum, infrastructure and support facilities, academic staff, and training are the influential factors on graduate competencies and employability. ii The main theoretical contribution is on the aspect of determinants of the quality in public universities, graduate competencies, and graduate employability are concomitant in one comprehensive framework. In addition to that, the relevant authorities and institutions in higher education sectors should pay particular attention to the skills and competencies required by employers to produce the ever-equipped and future-proof graduates.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Almasri, Amal
author_facet	Almasri, Amal
author_sort	Almasri, Amal
title	Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia
title_short	Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia
title_full	Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia
title_sort	effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2021
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105532/1/SPE%202022%2028%20IR.pdf
_version_	1804888724364853248

Effect of stakeholders' perceptions on the relationship between quality of public universities and graduate employability in Malaysia

Similar Items