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The nexus of work integrated learning and skills among engineering students in Nigerian Universities: A structural equation model approach 尼日利亚大学工科学生的工作综合学习与技能之间的关系：结构方程模型方法

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1824

W. Adegbite, Crystal Hoole

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The nexus of work integrated learning and skills among engineering students in Nigerian Universities: A structural equation model approach 尼日利亚大学工科学生的工作综合学习与技能之间的关系：结构方程模型方法

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1824

W. Adegbite, Crystal Hoole

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External aspects that stand out in the self-perceived employability of engineering students and recent graduates 工科学生和应届毕业生自我感觉就业能力突出的外部因素

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1770

Sara María Yepes Zuluaga

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External aspects that stand out in the self-perceived employability of engineering students and recent graduates 工科学生和应届毕业生自我感觉就业能力突出的外部因素

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1770

Sara María Yepes Zuluaga

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Exploring the role of generic competencies in employability and academic performance of students of psychology 探索通用能力在心理学学生就业能力和学习成绩中的作用

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2024-01-15 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1764

Teresa De Dios Alija, David Aguado García, Noemy Martín Sanz

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How discipline shapes the meaning of value creation in higher education; implications for enterprise, entrepreneurship and employability. 学科如何塑造高等教育价值创造的意义；对企业、创业和就业能力的影响。

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2024-01-12 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1784

Lucy Hatt, Jane Nolan, Carys Watts

{"title":"How discipline shapes the meaning of value creation in higher education; implications for enterprise, entrepreneurship and employability.","authors":"Lucy Hatt, Jane Nolan, Carys Watts","doi":"10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1784","url":null,"abstract":"This paper sets out the importance of teaching contextualized understandings of value within different disciplinary contexts in order to enhance employability and to foster greater levels of engagement with enterprise and entrepreneurship education. \u0000Key research has recognised the broader benefits of enterprise and entrepreneurship education, including that of developing graduate employability. Yet enterprise and entrepreneurship may not feel comfortable or relevant to students (EEUK, 2012; Henry, 2013). It has been identified that students can better relate to enterprise and entrepreneurship when it is contextualised in professions, sectors and communities of practice, moving away from a focus on venture creation and start up (Gibb, 2005). We argue that taking an approach which is explicitly based on value creation is a crucial driver of student engagement with enterprise and entrepreneurship education. This needs to be based in students’ individual values, embedded in their disciplines, and related to the communities of practice which as graduates they will go on to be part of. When grounded in the creation of value at an individual, disciplinary, and societal level, enterprise and entrepreneurship education can appeal to a wider constituency of students. In this paper, we discuss how value creation is understood in three diverse academic disciplines, Business, Biomedical Science and Music. Building on key research and drawing on our extensive practice as educators, we argue that explicitly foregrounding understandings of value within our different disciplinary contexts and developing appropriately contextualized, experiential forms of value creation-based pedagogy, is key to student engagement and enhances graduate employability.","PeriodicalId":37004,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability","volume":"45 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139533360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Undergraduate Student Perspectives on Employability: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Nutrition Student Career Awareness, Confidence, and Preparedness 本科生对就业能力的看法：营养学专业学生就业意识、信心和准备情况的混合方法探索

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1638

Ashley Ng, Anj Reddy, Deanna Horvath, Amy E. Larsen, Jessica Biesiekierski, Sharon Croxford, A. Bramley, Susan McLeod, Emma Stirling, Emily Murray, Adrienne Forsyth

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A Process Model for Designing Employability Award Programs to Develop Graduate Employability 设计就业能力奖励计划以培养毕业生就业能力的过程模型

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2023-12-11 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1751

Jason L Brown

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The employability strengths American Millennials contribute to the health administration workforce: A workplace readiness study at two California public universities 美国千禧一代的就业优势为卫生管理人员做出了贡献:加州两所公立大学的工作准备研究

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1701

Frankline Augustin, Richard Narad, Brendan Moran Brendan Moran, Kaitlin Bahr

{"title":"The employability strengths American Millennials contribute to the health administration workforce: A workplace readiness study at two California public universities","authors":"Frankline Augustin, Richard Narad, Brendan Moran Brendan Moran, Kaitlin Bahr","doi":"10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1701","url":null,"abstract":"This qualitative study examined employability, also referred to as workplace readiness strengths in this article, for American Millennial health administration baccalaureates. The primary researcher used data collected from focus groups and interviews conducted at two certified Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) programs in California, USA. Participants (n = 71) belonged to one of 4 distinct groups: (a) health administration faculty, (b) internship preceptors, (c) alumni, and (d) undergraduate students (interns) enrolled in their internship program. Thematic content analysis was used to evaluate the collected qualitative data, after which descriptive statistics was applied to calculate the frequencies of emergent themes. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies, an employer and university validated list of Career Readiness Competencies for a Career-Ready Workforce, was used as a comparative framework for the workplace readiness strengths provided in the qualitative data. Six strength-based themes emerged, two of which comparatively aligned with two of the NACE Career Readiness Competencies. However, respondents indicated that the rest of the NACE Career Competencies were not overtly expressed by Millennials as workplace strengths and should be embedded into the health administration curriculum. This invaluable information can be used to update the AUPHA health administration curriculum and help their undergraduate students increase their employability index scores.","PeriodicalId":37004,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability","volume":"11 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135635314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From passion to profession: an employability framework in sport development 从激情到专业:体育发展的就业能力框架

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1762

Brooke Harris-Reeves

{"title":"From passion to profession: an employability framework in sport development","authors":"Brooke Harris-Reeves","doi":"10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1762","url":null,"abstract":"Employers seek graduates with a broad skill set who can acquire and implement new skills to quickly adapt to changes in the workplace. To ensure graduates are well-equipped for the workforce, universities should prioritise not just delivery of discipline-specific coursework, but also provision of opportunities for students to cultivate their employability skills. Tailored employability initiatives across the lifecycle of a degree are presented in this paper. By examining a case study in Sport Development, the article showcases how structured employability curriculum can be effectively integrated into core subjects to provide students with the essential abilities and understanding required for graduate employment. This paper demonstrates that universities have the potential to further strengthen students’ employability skills by incorporating customised employability initiatives throughout the student lifecycle, encompassing both curricular and co-curricular activities. Universities are encouraged to work closely with alumni, industry, and other stakeholders to develop a degree-wide approach to employability activities that are tailored to the needs of students and their future profession.","PeriodicalId":37004,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability","volume":"69 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135933874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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