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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
wiley   +1 more source

Embedding generic employability skills in an accounting degree: development and impediments [PDF]

, 2010
This paper explores and analyses the views of, and effects on, students of a project that integrated the development of employability skills within the small group classes of two compulsory courses in the first year of an accounting degree at a UK ...
Greg Stoner, Kenefelkamp L., Margaret Milner, Meyer J. H. F., Milner M. M., Perry W. G.   +5 more
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

An integrative model for measuring graduates’ employability skills—A study in China

Cogent Business & Management, 2015
Employability is a key issue in graduates’ job-hunting, but little research has been done on that of the graduates in Chinese universities. These universities have been experiencing a decline in their graduate employment since the past decade. This paper
Wenping Su, Miao Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

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

, 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  

‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sudan Country Profile [PDF]

, 2004
[From Introduction] The country study for Sudan is part of the ILO project \u27Employment of People with Disabilities – the Impact of Legislation\u27, funded by the Government of Ireland, which aims to enhance the capacity of national governments in ...
ILO InFocus Programme on Skills, Knowledge and Employability, International Labour Office   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Employability and higher education: contextualising female students' workplace experiences to enhance understanding of employability development [PDF]

, 2009
Current political and economic discourses position employability as a responsibility of higher education, which deploys mechanisms such as supervised work experience (SWE) to embed employability skills development into the undergraduate curriculum ...
Ahl H., Blasko Z., Boler M., Bourdieu P., Bourdieu P., Bourdieu P., Brooks A., Brown M., Brown P., DfES, Equal Opportunities Commission, Fawcett Society, Garsten C., Gillen M., Goleman D., Halford S., Harvey L., Johnson R., Kerfoot D., Leitch Report, Louise Gracia, MacKinnon C., Parkin F., Professional Oversight Board for Accountancy, Purcell K., QAA (Qualities Assurance Agency), Ryder K.G., Sedgwick E., The Female FTSE Report, Wallace R., Webb J., Westcott S.H., Yorke M.   +32 more
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Hong Kong's non‐local undergraduate recruitment: Policies, institutional practices and student perspectives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao, Wei Yan Xiong, Hei‐hang Hayes Tang, Xiao Han   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

United Republic of Tanzania Country Profile [PDF]

, 2004
[From Introduction] The country study for the United Republic of Tanzania is part of the ILO project Employment of People with Disabilities – the Impact of Legislation , funded by the Government of Ireland, which aims to enhance the capacity of national
ILO InFocus Programme on Skills, Knowledge and Employability, International Labour Office   +1 more
core   +1 more source