Overview
- Considers the school-to-work transition experience by young adults in China
- Follows a cohort of social science majors in an elite university in China for four years
- Examines student conceptualization and construction of careers
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Keywords
- School-to-work Transition in China
- University Experience in China
- Understanding of Careers
- Distinctive Career Preparation Pathways
- Engagement in Curricular and Extracurricular Activities
- Cultivate Career Prospects and Relevant Skills
- Social Interaction at University
- Social Inequality at Chinese Universities
- Conceptualization and Construction of Careers
- childhood studies
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Felicia F. Tian is an Associate Professor of Sociology in Fudan University, China. Her research interests include transition to adulthood, social networks, and social stratification and mobility. She published From Youth to Adulthood: Social Transformation, Class Differentiation, and Transition to Adulthood in Urban China [In Chinese] (2016).
Lin Chen is an Associate Professor of Social Work in Fudan University, China. Her research interests include qualitative research methods, social identities, interpersonal relationships, decision-making, and long-term care. She published Evolving Eldercare in Contemporary China: Two Generations, One Decision (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Higher Education and Career Prospects in China
Authors: Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1510-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1509-5Published: 02 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1512-5Published: 02 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-1510-1Published: 09 December 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 169
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Social Work, Asian Culture, Childhood, Adolescence and Society