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Runcieman, Alan – Journal of Education and Work, 2022
In order to prepare students for their future professional life, research has shifted from a skills-based approach to one that centres on their socio-cultural resources. In particular, how they evaluate their 'social and cultural capital', in relation to their developing professional identities, and how this can be facilitated through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Professional Identity, Ethnography
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Stahl, Garth; Wang, Jianing – Journal of Education and Work, 2023
Historically, males from low socio-economic backgrounds have been a difficult demographic for educators to reach and engage. Despite efforts to widen participation in Australia, males who would be considered 'first-in-family', remain severely underrepresented in higher education. For those who do attend, they often encounter significant barriers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Males, Employment Potential
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Fleming, Jenny; Rowe, Anna D.; Jackson, Denise – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
Work-integrated learning (WIL) placements, undertaken as part of a higher education qualification, are recognised as a key opportunity for developing talent that is future-capable and can meet contemporary labour market demands. A workplace supervisor that can facilitate this learning is critical to the experience. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Higher Education, Supervision, Job Skills
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Benerdal, Malin – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
Incorporation into the labour market is a key endeavour, of heightened importance in recent years due to high migration flows, for both immigrants and their recipient countries. Hence, activation and employability are major themes in both transnational and national policy discussions, which have generated various programmes and policy measures.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Immigrants, Employer Attitudes
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Huddleston, Prue; Laczik, Andrea – Journal of Education and Work, 2018
Vocational education and training has received substantial policy attention in recent years that is paired with the ambition for the UK to become a leading country for jobs, productivity and skills. Recommendations from two recent reviews form the basis for substantial policy reforms within the 14-19 curriculum. Discourse of employer engagement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, Vocational Education
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Drysdale, Maureen T. B.; McBeath, Margaret – Journal of Education and Work, 2018
This study examined differences in the psychological constructs of motivation, academic self-efficacy, and learning strategies between higher education students who participated in a work-integrated learning (WIL) programme and those who did not. Undergraduate WIL (n = 1048) and non-WIL (n = 656) students in all years of study and from several…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Self Efficacy, Learning Strategies, College Students