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Title: An Exploratory Survey of Post-Graduation Employment Location Preferences among International Students in Missouri, USA
Language: English
Authors: James Kaemmerer, Matt Foulkes
Source: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 2024 16(3):292-303.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Graduates, Relocation, Career Planning, Job Search Methods, Graduate Surveys, Vocational Followup, Employment Patterns, Training Objectives, Migration Patterns, Occupational Surveys
Geographic Terms: Missouri
ISSN: 2151-0393
2151-0407
Abstract: This study examined the post-graduation employment location preferences of international students preparing to participate in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program in the United States. An exploratory survey asked international students in their final semesters at three midwestern public universities to indicate their employment location preferences via an online text- and map-based questionnaire. Two main questions guided the research: 1) Do international students hold employment location preferences before graduation? and 2) Where in the United States do international students applying for OPT prefer to work? Results indicated the affirmative and that preference geographies extend well beyond the state in which the students earned their degrees. In applying for OPT, participants in this study signaled their intent to remain in-country. As such, the scale of analysis shifts from traditional country-to-country migration flows of international students to the internal movements within the host country in anticipation of post-graduation employment.
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