Self-regulatory employability attributes and competency: the strengthening role of grit
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionThis study examines grit as psychological mindsets that explain the link between self-regulatory employability attributes and perceived employability competency expectations in a sample of South African adults (N = 308).MethodsA quantitative,
Sadika Ismail +2 more
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Embedding employability skills in UK Higher Education: between digitalization and marketization [PDF]
, 2020 This article contributes to the debate on employability skills in UK higher education. It starts by discussing the concept of employability and places the debate in the context of mega-trends affecting UK higher education and the broader UK labour market.
Kornelakis, Andreas, Petrakaki, Dimitra
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What works in internal alternative provision? A salutogenic analysis
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Schools across England are setting up ‘internal alternative provision’ to meet the social, emotional and mental health needs of increasing numbers of pupils at risk of suspension, exclusion and absence. However, there is little guidance about what good practice looks like.
Emma Simpson
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Between public service and market: Portraying the bifront university in a platformized world
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper contributes to the international debate on the changes affecting recruitment and orientation processes toward higher education. Based on qualitative research involving 19 Italian public universities, the study analyses the transformations in communication, recruitment and orientation activities within platformization and increasing ...
Marco Pitzalis +2 more
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AGENT: Alumni growth and engagement across new technologies [PDF]
, 2012 The AGENT project aims to use social networking technologies (LinkedIn and Facebook) to support the development of undergraduates’ employability and career development.
Coughlan, J, Jamal, A, Macredie, RD
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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
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Impact of personal competencies and market value of type of occupation over objective employability and perceived career opportunities of young professionals [PDF]
Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2017 The research of employability shows tension in the social field of career, where variables such as market value, gender, and personal skills are important.
Mariana Bargsted
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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
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Assessing self-responsibility in employability competencies development among Australian engineering students: introductory report [PDF]
, 2016 Self-responsibility study initially outlined the importance of ‘self-directed Adult learning’ either as the method or the outcome of education.
Ferris, T. L. J., Lazarus, D.
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Browne, employability and the rhetoric of choice: student as producer and the sustainability of HE [PDF]
, 2012 This paper presents a critical reflection of the rhetoric of choice offered in the current system of HE. The theoretical foundation of the discussion draws on the work of Bauman (2007) as a support for a critical stance on the implementation of the ...
Jameson, Jill +2 more
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