Human Capital and Psychological Empowerment in the Career Development of Private College Lecturers

Abstract

Lecturers can achieve professionalism by participating in career development opportunities provided by their educational institution. There are two distinct paths that categorize lecturer careers in higher education. There are two main career paths in this field: structural and functional paths. A university lecturer can choose to specialise in either the structural or functional fields. In addition to its dual nature, an academic career offers significant autonomy and relies on performance as a key factor in shaping future professional paths. This study seeks to examine the impact of human capital and psychological empowerment on the career development of lecturers in higher education. This research employs the causality model and utilizes SEM (Structural Equation Modelling) as the analysis technique. SEM is implemented using the Moment of Structural Analysis program to test the proposed hypothesis. This research demonstrates a notable impact of human capital and psychological empowerment on the career development of lecturers in higher education. Human capital refers to the amalgamation of an individual's knowledge, skills, expertise, and capacity to effectively perform their responsibilities, thereby generating value to fulfil the objectives of an educator.