Overview
- Explores the position of graduate employability within higher education and related policy
- Highlights the joint social and economic aspects of graduate employability
- Suggests future directions for curricula, policy and research aiding the transition of graduates from education to employment
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explores the highly significant and contested area of graduate employability and employment which is paid so much attention by those in the media and policy-makers. This is driven largely by concerns over the wider economic impact and value of graduates as increasing numbers complete their studies in higher education. At a time when graduates are seen as key to economic success, the critical question remains as to how their employability plays out in a changing labour market. This book brings together innovative approaches and research to present an extensive survey of the field. It provides insight on what is a complex and often elusive social and economic problem, ranging from how graduate employability is constructed as an economic and policy agenda to explorations of how graduates manage the transition from higher education to paid employment and finally to suggest future directions for curricula, policy and research.
Reviews
“This book is a welcomed contribution to better understanding the variety and complexity of issues related to graduate employability. The differing approaches taken by the authors span a wide range of differing contexts, structural changes, psycho-social dynamics and other personal factors and in so doing help provide valuable new insights.” (Professor Ronald McQuaid, University of Stirling, UK)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Michael Tomlinson is Associate Professor at Southampton Education School, University of Southampton, UK. He has published widely in the areas of graduate employability, Higher Education policy and lifelong learning. His previous book was Education, Work and Identity.
Leonard Holmes is Reader in Management at the Business School, University of Roehampton, UK. His interests are in the areas of graduate employability, skills, competence and management training and development. His previous book was The Dominance of Management: A Participatory Critique.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Graduate Employability in Context
Book Subtitle: Theory, Research and Debate
Editors: Michael Tomlinson, Leonard Holmes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57168-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57167-0Published: 10 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-84827-0Published: 16 March 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57168-7Published: 31 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 377
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology of Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Work