Abstract
There is emergent evidence of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale’s utility in the Global South. The present research provides evidence about the measurement properties of a Bahasa Indonesia language version of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale and comparator measures, the Career Futures Inventory-Revised and the Self-perceived Employability Scale, using a sample of students (N = 277) enrolled in Indonesian college degrees. Furthermore, for the purpose of cross-cultural comparisons, the measurement properties of the Indonesian version of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale were compared with an independent dataset (N = 387) using an Australian English language version. The Indonesian version had acceptable measurement properties.
Résumé
Mesures de l’adaptabilité et de l’employabilité de la carrière en indonésien Il existe des preuves émergentes de l’utilité de l’échelle d’adaptabilité de carrière dans les pays du Sud. La présente étude fournit des preuves des propriétés de mesure d'une version en indonésien de l’échelle d’adaptabilité de carrière (Career Adapt-Abilities Scale) et des mesures comparatives, le Career Futures Inventory-Revised et la Self-Perceived Employability Scale, en utilisant un échantillon d’étudiants (N = 277) inscrits dans des universités indonésiennes. De plus, dans le but d’effectuer des comparaisons interculturelles, les propriétés de mesure de la version indonésienne de l’échelle d’adaptabilité de carrière ont été comparées à un ensemble de données indépendant (N = 387) utilisant une version australienne en anglais. La version indonésienne présentait des propriétés de mesure acceptables.
Zusammenfassung
Maßnahmen zur beruflichen Anpassungsfähigkeit und Beschäftigungsfähigkeit auf indonesisch Es gibt neue Hinweise auf den Nutzen der Career Adapt-Abilities Scale im globalen Süden. Die vorliegende Forschung liefert Nachweise über die Messeigenschaften einer indonesischen Sprachversion (Bahasa Indonesia) der Career Adapt-Abilities Scale und Vergleichsmessungen, des Career Futures Inventory-Revised und der Self-Perceived Employability Scale, unter Verwendung einer Stichprobe von Studierenden indonesischer Hochschulen (N = 277). Darüber hinaus wurden zum interkulturellen Vergleich die Messeigenschaften der indonesischen Version der Career Adapt-Abilities Scale mit einem unabhängigen Datensatz (N = 387) unter Verwendung einer australisch-englischen Sprachversion verglichen. Die indonesische Version hatte akzeptable Messeigenschaften.
Resumen
Medidas de adaptabilidad profesional y empleabilidad en Bahasa Indonesia Existen pruebas emergentes de la utilidad de la Escala de Adaptación Profesional en el Sur Global. La presente investigación proporciona evidencia sobre las propiedades de medición de una versión en idioma bahasa indonesio de la Escala de Adaptación a la Carrera y las medidas de comparación, el Inventario de Futuros de Carrera-Revisado y la Escala de Empleabilidad Autopercibida, utilizando una muestra de estudiantes (N = 277) matriculados en carreras universitarias indonesias. Además, con el fin de realizar comparaciones transculturales, se compararon las propiedades de medición de la versión indonesia de la Escala de Capacidades de Adaptación Profesional con un conjunto de datos independiente (N = 387) que utilizaba una versión australiana en inglés. La versión indonesia tenía propiedades de medición aceptables.
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van Rensburg, H., Perera, H.N., McIlveen, P. et al. Measures of career adaptability and employability in Bahasa Indonesia. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-022-09576-6
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