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<p>In today’s conditions, one of the most important issues that confuse students in higher education is their career. With the increasing economic conditions and population growth, it becomes more difficult for them to decide on their careers. Employment perspectives and professional awareness levels are important for job seekers to find a job that meets their knowledge, skills and expectations and to ensure continuity. The general mood for students to have information about finding a job after graduation is expressed as employment hope. The quality of education students receive in higher education will affect their careers and futures. In this study, it is aimed to examine the mediating role of the education quality (EQ) in higher education in the relationship between career decidedness (CD) and employment hope (EH) of university students. The research was conducted with a sample of 476 people which continues to their higher education in different universities in Türkiye. According to the findings obtained; a statistically significant positive correlation was found between CD and EQ, CD and EH, and EQ and EH. In addition, according to the mediation test, it was determined that education quality had a partial and weak mediating role between CD and EH.</p>
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In today’s conditions, one of the most important issues that confuse students in higher education is their career. With the increasing economic conditions and population growth, it becomes more difficult for them to decide on their careers. Employment perspectives and professional awareness levels are important for job seekers to find a job that meets their knowledge, skills and expectations and to ensure continuity. The general mood for students to have information about finding a job after graduation is expressed as employment hope. The quality of education students receive in higher education will affect their careers and futures. In this study, it is aimed to examine the mediating role of the education quality (EQ) in higher education in the relationship between career decidedness (CD) and employment hope (EH) of university students. The research was conducted with a sample of 476 people which continues to their higher education in different universities in Türkiye. According to the findings obtained; a statistically significant positive correlation was found between CD and EQ, CD and EH, and EQ and EH. In addition, according to the mediation test, it was determined that education quality had a partial and weak mediating role between CD and EH.

Does Career Decidedness Affect Employment Hope? The Mediating Role of Education Quality in Higher Education

Studies in Business and Economics

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In today’s conditions, one of the most important issues that confuse students in higher education is their career. With the increasing economic conditions and...

Does Career Decidedness Affect Employment Hope? The Mediating Role of Education Quality in Higher Education

Publié en ligne: 11 janv. 2024

Pages: 338 - 354

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2023-0062

Mots clés
Career decidedness, Employment hope, Service quality, Education quality, Quality management

© 2023 Yüksel Yalçin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Does Career Decidedness Affect Employment Hope? The Mediating Role of Education Quality in Higher Education

Publié en ligne: 11 janv. 2024

Pages: 338 - 354

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2023-0062

Mots clésCareer decidedness, Employment hope, Service quality, Education quality, Quality management

© 2023 Yüksel Yalçin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Career decidedness, Employment hope, Service quality, Education quality, Quality management