Thai Mobility Graduates and Decision to Work in Global Labor Market: The Push-and-pull Factors
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This qualitative research aimed to identify factors influencing Thai mobility graduates’ decision to work in the global workforce market, and to develop a framework for encouraging Thai mobility graduates to enter the global workforce market. The Pull and Push Theory of Migration was adopted as the theoretical framework. Qualitative data were collected from focus group discussions and in-depth semi-structured interviews. Thirty-seven mobility graduates from a Thai government university participated in the research. Content analysis was employed. The findings of the study reveal five factors that pull Thai mobility graduates to work abroad, namely (1) better income and welfare; (2) broader worldview and travel; (3) improvement of language competencies; (4) global competence; and (5) political stability and life quality. Results of the study suggest that if a mobility curriculum wants to encourage more mobility graduates to enter the international workforce, the curriculum needs to reinforce these three dimensions: students’ professional knowledge foundation; co-curriculum activities; and database and helpdesks.
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