'I need to switch the job'. Young rural-urban migrants' perceptions about their job during their education to work transition

Young people's choices and decisions during their education to work transition reflect their perceptions about work. Empirical studies of these perceptions of young rural-urban migrants are limited. This article explores the perceptions of young rural-urban migrants working at call centres in K...

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Published in:Journal of education and work 2023-05, Vol.36 (4), p.299-309
Main Authors: Basnet, Neha, Timmerman, Margaretha C., van der Linden, Josje
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Beliefs
Call centers
call centres
Career Choice
Career transitions
Cultural Influences
Cultural values
Decision Making
Economic development
education to work transition
Education Work Relationship
Employee Attitudes
Employees
Foreign Countries
Job Skills
Migrant workers
Migrants
Nepal
Perceptions
Rural Population
Rural schools
Rural urban migration
Skill Development
Social Attitudes
Sociocultural factors
Telecommunications
Urban Areas
Urban schools
Work
Work Attitudes
Work skills
Young Adults
Youth
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Summary:Young people's choices and decisions during their education to work transition reflect their perceptions about work. Empirical studies of these perceptions of young rural-urban migrants are limited. This article explores the perceptions of young rural-urban migrants working at call centres in Kathmandu and the way these perceptions are associated with socio-cultural values and beliefs. The dominant perceptions found among young rural-urban migrants were that their job in a call centre served for skills development, financial needs, and as a temporary solution. Even though the centre was a fun place to work, there was little indication that young people saw this job as a 'career' The perceptions reveal a strong relation with socio-cultural values and beliefs influencing young people's choices and decision making in their education to work transition in this context.
ISSN:1363-9080
1469-9435
DOI:10.1080/13639080.2023.2174959