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Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating term-time working into graduate employability development strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Government at the time of this project was seeking to improve graduate employability. With work placements for undergraduates struggling to keep up with the expansion in student numbers, term-time working can potentially provide a significant source of ...
Fitzgerald, Ian, Stone, Ian
core  

Employability: the employers’ perspective

open access: yes, 2019
In recent years, the Executive Board of Maastricht University (UM) has become increasingly aware of the importance of promoting the employability of graduates. A study by Van Eldert et al. (2017) has given us many insights into the employability of UM graduates.
Aarts, Bas, Künn, Annemarie
openaire   +1 more source

Aspirations and Apprehensions: Reconciling Youths' Desires and Concerns for a Sustainable Future

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although youth are widely acknowledged as change agents, their full participation is often limited by immediate concerns. This study examines how young people's aspirations shape their engagement with sustainability amid economic, environmental, and social uncertainties. Drawing on a large‐scale international survey (n: 15,076) and multinomial
Stephen Thomas Homer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Support and Well-Being: The Survival Kit for the Work Jungle

open access: yesSocial Sciences
This study aimed to investigate the effect of perceived social support on perceived employability and whether this relationship is mediated by well-being.
Mariana Oliveira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender Equality as a Driver of Inclusive Green Transitions: Evidence From EU Panel

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how gender equality contributes to inclusive and sustainable green transitions across the European Union (EU). Using macro‐panel data for 27 EU countries, it applies three econometric models to assess how changes in gender inequality, measured by the Gender Inequality Index (GII), influence female employment, women's ...
Lina Volodzkiene, Tomas Balezentis
wiley   +1 more source

Tourism Labor Market and the Attainment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals: Pending Challenges, Ongoing Opportunities and More Responsible and Inclusive Scientific Research for the Advancement of the Tourism Industry

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Concerning human resources, research in the tourism sector has traditionally focused on a personnel‐managerial perspective rather than a labor market‐condition analysis per se, limiting the examination of its unique working ecosystem and distinct socioeconomic particularities. This has evidenced an apparent thematic research gap in the tourism
Maria Jesus Vazquez‐Garcia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Connection between Literacy and Work: Implications for Social Assistance Recipients [PDF]

open access: yes
This study is based on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) data. The study finds that there is a virtuous cycle between literacy and work: Literacy is important for employability, but employment is also important in maintaining literacy ...
Kapsalis, Constantine
core   +1 more source

Understanding Interactions Between Sustainable Development Goals Within and Between Policy Programmes: The Case of Kenya's Dairy Sector

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving Agenda 2030 depends on addressing interactions between the sustainable development goals (SDGs). In this paper, we conceptualize SDG interactions as synergies or trade‐offs, incoming or outgoing, and internal or external, and analyze how SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) interacts with other SDGs within and across policy programmes that support ...
Annita Jepchirchir Kirwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Employability: a contested concept in higher education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Employability is a concept that has attracted greater interest in the past two decades as Higher Education (HE) looks to ensure that its output is valued by a range of stakeholders, not least Central Government.
Stoten, David William
core   +2 more sources

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