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External aspects that stand out in the self-perceived employability of engineering students and recent graduates

open access: yesJournal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
The purpose of this study is to analyse the relationship between the self-perceived employability of engineering students and graduates and their employment situation.
Sara Maria Yepes Zuluaga
doaj   +1 more source

Enterprise and employability: to conflate or not to conflate? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Back in 1992, Watts and Hawthorn provided definitions of ‘enterprise’ that could subsume the concept of employability. They argued that enterprise may be about: helping students set up a business; working within an enterprise (organisation); or being ...
Dean, L
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Academics’ Career Motivations and External Engagement Activity Amid Conflicting Identifications: An Employee Engagement Perspective

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the motivational foundations of academics’ external engagement within the evolving context of the entrepreneurial university. While prior research has explored specific forms of academic entrepreneurship, broader engagement with external organizations has only recently been recognized as both entrepreneurial and value ...
Samuel Mwaura   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

(Dis)trust in Digital Insurance: How Datafied Practices Shift Uncertainties and Reconfigure Trust Relations

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trust is both a prerequisite and a product of insurance, as insurance contracts are built on and create trust relations that enable a risk‐averse perspective towards the future. At the same time, insurer‐policyholder relationships are characterised by a persistent distrust, rooted in insurance economics and industry reputation. In this article,
Maiju Tanninen, Gert Meyers
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

Gender and Anticipatory Labour in the Gig Economy: How Employability Is Unequally Performed by Women and Men on Project‐Based Platforms

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Work mediated by digital labour platforms is often framed as flexible and autonomous, yet accessing paid tasks commonly requires extensive unpaid effort. Drawing on 65 qualitative interviews with Australian workers on project‐based platforms (including Airtasker, Fiverr and Freelancer), we develop the concept of anticipatory labour: the unpaid,
Brendan Churchill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skilled for Whom? Immigration Policy, Racial Capitalism, and the Reproduction of Inequality in Britain

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the UK's 2025 Immigration White Paper as a critical site for understanding how immigration policy functions as an instrument of racial capitalism. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, the theory of social reproduction, and intersectionality, it interrogates how the state's construction of the ‘skilled migrant’ operates as a ...
Muhammad Abdul Aziz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Contribution of Work-Integrated Learning to Nutrition Undergraduate Employability Skill Development

open access: yesJournal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
  The field of nutrition has seen a growing interest and demand in recent years, with more students choosing to study within the field. This demand has highlighted the importance of producing work-ready graduates with skills that enhance their ...
Hannah Ferguson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing Humanitarian Migrants' Welfare Dependency through Language Support: Evidence from Australia's Adult Migrant English Program

open access: yesEconomic Record, EarlyView.
Humanitarian migrants are among the most vulnerable migrant groups, often facing significant integration challenges, particularly language barriers. In response, many developed countries have introduced language programs to support their settlement. This study uses an event study (staggered difference‐in‐differences) approach and data from Australia's ...
Bowen Wang, Tunye Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

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