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The Impact of Family SES, Self-concept, and Academic Performance on University Graduates’ Employment
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  The research aims to explore the relationships among family Social Economical Status, self-concept, academic performance and graduates' employment. The samples are drawn from the survey of junior students of 92 academic year and the survey of after one-year graduated students from 93 academic year of "Integrated Higher Education Database System," in which a total of 992 after one-year graduated students are included in the sample. By using the Structural Equation Model, the results show that the influence of family SES on self-concept, and job situation, self-concept on academic performance and job situation, and academic performance on graduates' employment are evident. Furthermore, self-concept and academic performance have a significant mediating effect on the relationship between family SES and graduates' employment.

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Hsiao,C.C.(2009).The Impact of Family SES, Self-concept, and Academic Performance on University Graduates’ Employment. Contemporary Educational Research Quarterly, 17(3), 1-40.
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