Global Trends in Career Education and the Needs of International Students

Abstract

This chapter explores different ways career educators can approach career education with international students, examine and learn from global trends, explore the needs of international students to provide suggestions for future direction, and gain intercultural perspectives. It discusses how international students are viewed in higher education systems and institutions in the United States. The authors describe how international students can often be seen as sources of tuition revenue and underpaid labor to close skills shortages (especially in STEM graduate and research programs). The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate career educators’ and Higher Education Institutions’ (HEIs) reconsideration of their commitment to and support for international students’ career outcomes through providing meaningful academic and experiential learning curricula that lead to decent work experiences, which are both locally and globally relevant.