Literature Review on Higher Education, Career, Migration, Lifestyle, and Language

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Literature Review

Literature Review 1
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Career Literature Review.................................................................................................................2
Education Literature review.........................................................................................................5
Migration Literature review.........................................................................................................6
Lifestyle Literature review...........................................................................................................7
Language and background knowledge.........................................................................................7

Literature Review 2
Literature Review
Introduction
Higher education has become more vocationally oriented in the past few years. The expectations
of both employers and graduates have changed and therefore employability and graduate
outcomes are being more emphasized. This, in turn, reflects the changing nature of employer’s
expectations of the graduates and higher education market.
Policies have been designed in Australia for the purpose of encouraging the skilled on- shore
migration in order to fill targeted professions shortages. This programs further aims at
encouraging overseas students for completing degrees that can enable them to get specific jobs in
Australia. Application for permanent residency of the international students is also given
additional points in cases where the students are engaged in completing relevant degrees. This, in
turn, has significantly increased the number of international students pursuing accounting
courses. A significant part of the students studying in the business fields are the international
students.
Career Literature Review
Career can be defined as the system of attitudes and behaviors that is independently perceived
and is associated with experiences and occupational activities over the individual’s life period. It
can further be described as the evolution process of acquiring experience and skill in the work
domain. A number of South Asian international students have considered accounting as the
booming career and therefore are attracted towards it. There are a number of expectations and
values of the students going in different countries for completing their studies. The behavior of
different people is different and they also take action in diverse ways. On the basis of their own
qualifications, people arrange employment for themselves. Similarly, the students who go out for
studying in foreign countries also have a chance to work and create a better future for themselves
(Suutari and Brewster (2000).
Two main stakeholders are involved in the accounting career namely employers and
professionals/ students. Skills constitute an integral part of the accounting career and therefore it
must be developed by the students for the purpose of meeting the expectations of the employers.