Data-drive analysis of teaching quality impact on graduate employment in higher vocational colleges of Hefei

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to identify the influence of teaching quality in higher vocational colleges on the employment quality of graduates and develop instructional design informed by both theoretical and empirical analysis that synthesize the relationships among teaching quality, human capital, and employment quality. In collaboration with 17 experts, the samples were selected through the purposive sampling method, which included 100 instructors from higher vocational colleges in China. Using the Delphi technique with questionnaire data, it was found that vocational college teaching quality was positively influenced by both graduates' human capital and employment quality. Vocational education had a favorable effect on employment quality, with human capital playing a crucial role in enhancing teaching quality. The distribution of 600 questionnaires resulted in 527 valid responses, yielding a response rate of 87.83%. Data processing and analysis were used to analyze the valid questionnaire data. However, the relationship between teaching quality and employment quality was mediated by professional cognition and growth ability. The research results shed light on the important insights for vocational colleges, pointing to the crucial significance of human capital and educational quality in improving employment quality. In higher vocational colleges, previous research investigated the connection between human capital, employment quality, and instructional quality. In addition, the data from Hefei graduates indicate that teaching quality positively affects graduates' human capital and employment quality. Thus, the link between teaching and learning is moderated by human capital. The research employed AMOS software to analyze the data, revealing a direct effect of higher college teaching quality on graduates' employment quality and human capital. The significance level of these effects is .001, indicating a strong capacity for explanatory reasoning.