An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine

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2014-08-25
2014-11-19
1817 - 1843

Keywords

  • Employability; Human capital
  • Social Capital.

Abstract

This study explores the factors contributing to the unemployment for the graduates of the Palestinian Universities (Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) as a case study). Semi-structured interviews with employed and unemployed graduates and with university representatives as well as focus groups with the last year study students have revealed a range of views about the employability of the graduates and the university course which sought to prepare them for the labor market. The analysis of the interview data revealed that traditional human capital accumulation is insufficient to deliver jobs; the human risk capital is high. Risk factors for PPU students include course admission, curriculum content and delivery and language fluency. A significant contribution of the research is the recognition that the framework of educational practices, associated with what has been termed social capital, provides an alternative and more constructive means for the analysis of the data. The findings of the research suggest the need for a university in a country such as Palestine to expand its educational responsibility by taking on a social capital curriculum whose principal feature is the establishment of communicative links between local communities, the university and workplaces.

Recommended Citation

Al-Sharabati, A. (2015). Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 29(9), 1817–1843. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-029-009-008
[1]A. Al-Sharabati, “Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1817–1843, Sep. 2015, doi: 10.35552/0247-029-009-008.
Al-Sharabati, Asma. “Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case Study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 29, no. 9, Sept. 2015, pp. 1817–43. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-029-009-008.
1.Al-Sharabati A. Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2015 Sep;29(9):1817–43. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-029-009-008
Al-Sharabati, Asma. “Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case Study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 29, no. 9 (September 2015): 1817–43. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-029-009-008.

رأس المال الاجتماعي والتوظيف في فلسطين، تحديات تواجه التعليم العالي "دراسة حالة لجامعة بولتكنك فلسطين"
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معلومات المقال

2014-08-25
2014-11-19
1817 - 1843

الكلمات الإفتتاحية

  • Employability; Human capital
  • Social Capital.

الملخص

تبحث هذه الورقة في العوامل المؤثرة على مستوى البطالة بين خريجي الجامعات الفلسطينية (جامعة البولتكنك فلسطين كدراسة حالة). أُجريَتْ مقابلات شخصية مع خريجين عاملين وغير عاملين إضافة إلى ممثلين عن الجامعة من أصحاب القرار كأداة لجمع البيانات، إضافة الى إنشاء مجموعات نقاش وتركيز مع طلاب الجامعة في السنة الدراسية الأخيرة لهم، عبرواعن تقييمهم الشخصي للأسباب وعلاقة ذلك بالجامعة والمناهج وأساليب التدريس.توصل تحليل البيانات في المقابلة أن الأثر التقليدي لرأس المال البشري غير كافٍ للحصول على وظيفة، وكما أشار البحث، إن عوامل الخطر في هذه النظرية تكمن في أنها مرتبطة بطريقة إعطاء المساقات ومحتوى المناهج وبعض التحديات الخاصة في ممارسة اللغة الإنجليزية. يوصي البحث بعد تحليل البيانات في أن إطارالممارسة التعليمية مقترنا بما يسمى رأس المال الاجتماعي قد يعطي حلا بديلا. سلطت نتائج البحث الضوء على حاجة الجامعات في فلسطين لزيادة مسؤولياتها التعليمية بإدخال مفاهيم وأساسيات رأس المال الاجتماعي في المناهج الدراسية من أجل الحفاظ على العلاقة التعاونية بين الجامعة والعمل والمجتمع.

Recommended Citation

Al-Sharabati, A. (2015). Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 29(9), 1817–1843. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-029-009-008
[1]A. Al-Sharabati, “Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1817–1843, Sep. 2015, doi: 10.35552/0247-029-009-008.
Al-Sharabati, Asma. “Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case Study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 29, no. 9, Sept. 2015, pp. 1817–43. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-029-009-008.
1.Al-Sharabati A. Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2015 Sep;29(9):1817–43. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-029-009-008
Al-Sharabati, Asma. “Social Capital and Employability in Palestine Challenges Facing Higher Education Case Study of Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) Hebron, Palestine.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 29, no. 9 (September 2015): 1817–43. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-029-009-008.

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