'I need to switch the job'. Young rural-urban migrants' perceptions about their job during their education to work transition. Issue 4 (19th May 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Basnet, Neha; Timmerman, Margaretha C.; van der Linden, Josje
• Is Part Of: Journal of education and work. Volume 36:Issue 4(2023)
• Page Start: 299
• Page End: 309
• Publication Date: 2023-05-19
• Subjects: Rural-urban migration -- youth -- call centres -- education to work transition -- Nepal; Career education -- Periodicals; Education -- Periodicals; Préparation à une carrière -- Périodiques; Orientation professionnelle -- Périodiques; Marché du travail, Effets de l'éducation sur le -- Périodiques; Transition école-travail -- Périodiques; Insertion professionnelle -- Périodiques; 331.702
• DOI: 10.1080/13639080.2023.2174959
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1363-9080

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 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.