This research uses Sen’s capabilities approach to examine two central questions: “how do female graduates, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, achieve their academic and career-related post-secondary goals?” and “how do personal, social and environmental factors contribute to or inhibit their post-secondary goal achievement?” Individual interviews with fifteen female secondary school graduates around Siem Reap, Cambodia revealed that interactions of environmental, social and personal factors are powerful forces in goal attainment, and that creative navigation of these factors, which supports Sen’s concept of instrumental agency, forms the foundation of academic and career-related post-secondary goal achievement for female graduates. Of particular importance is female graduates’ engagement of a number of external supporting factors, guiding the identification of multiple paths to their post-secondary career and academic pursuits. The findings contribute to the body of literature in girls’ resilience, education and well-being, which supports national development in Cambodia and indicates a need for a holistic approach to supporting post-secondary pursuits.

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柬埔寨暹粒女毕业生完成大学后与学术和职业相关目标的能力方法

这项研究使用了森的能力方法来研究两个核心问题：“柬埔寨暹粒的女毕业生如何实现与学术和职业相关的中学后目标？” 以及“个人，社会和环境因素如何促进或抑制他们的中学后目标实现？” 在柬埔寨暹粒附近对15名女中学毕业生的个别采访显示，环境，社会和个人因素的相互作用是实现目标的强大力量，而这些因素的创造性导航支持了森的工具代理概念，这构成了女毕业生的与学术和职业相关的专上目标成就。特别重要的是女毕业生参与了许多外部支持因素，指导确定其专上职业和学术追求的多种途径。研究结果有助于提高女孩的复原力，教育和幸福感，这支持柬埔寨的国家发展，并表明需要采取整体方法来支持高等教育。