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Navigating Dual Roles: Indonesian Migrant Workers as Students at Universitas Terbuka Taiwan (92487)
Session Chair: Joon K. Kim
Thursday, 15 May 2025 09:25
Session: Session 1
Room: Room 608 (6F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan face different challenges and opportunities to migrant workers from other countries in Taiwan, as they work while pursuing higher education through Taiwan's Open University (UT). This research explores how they simultaneously balance their dual roles as workers and students. This study utilizes a qualitative research approach by using in-depth and semi-structured interviews to understand the roles of Indonesian migrant workers as students and workers in Taiwan. This research used a purposive sampling strategy using 30 informants; the interviews were conducted online. The criteria for selecting informants are as follows: 1) Status as Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan, 2) Registered as an active student at UT Taiwan, and 3) Active as a worker and student at UT Taiwan. The results show that access to flexible online learning opportunities empowers workers to improve their skills, aspire to better livelihoods in the future, and prepare to return to Indonesia. The study concludes that Indonesian migrant workers simultaneously engage in learning and working activities to continue their unfulfilled dreams. In addition, distance learning conducted by UT Taiwan is a means for them to obtain a bachelor's degree, which is one of the important assets for continuing their careers when they return to Indonesia. In addition, distance learning and methods that support migrant workers can contribute to broader issues such as lifelong learning, labor mobility, and transnational education.
Authors:
Mukhamad Zulianto, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Badrus Sholeh, Universitas Pamulang, Indonesia
Arum Putri Rahayu, STAI Ma'arif Magetan, Indonesia
Sri Widaningsih, STKIP Pasundan Cimahi, Indonesia
Indra Nanda, STIT YPI Payakumbuh, Indonesia
Rifqa Gusmida Syahrun Barokah, Universitas Riau, Indonesia
About the Presenter(s)
Mukhamad Zulianto is a Ph.D. student in the Asia-Pacific Regional Studies Program at National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan.
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https://id.linkedin.com/in/mukhamad-zulianto-506a02232
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mukhamad-Zulianto
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