Employability: A Core Role of Higher Education?
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| Title: | Employability: A Core Role of Higher Education? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Malcolm Tight (ORCID |
| Source: | Research in Post-Compulsory Education. 2023 28(4):551-571. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Higher Education, Employment Potential, Role, Global Approach, Job Skills, Skill Development, Measurement Objectives |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13596748.2023.2253649 |
| ISSN: | 1359-6748 1747-5112 |
| Abstract: | The topic of employability has been much discussed in higher education policy and research contexts in recent years, as higher education has been re-positioned as a means to an end rather than an end in itself. This article aims to review and synthesise the various arguments that have been made in favour of, or against, the adoption of employability as a core purpose or value of higher education. The article makes use of the techniques of systematic review. It discusses the origins and meaning of the term employability, its application and practice, and the issues and critiques that it has raised. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1404637 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The topic of employability has been much discussed in higher education policy and research contexts in recent years, as higher education has been re-positioned as a means to an end rather than an end in itself. This article aims to review and synthesise the various arguments that have been made in favour of, or against, the adoption of employability as a core purpose or value of higher education. The article makes use of the techniques of systematic review. It discusses the origins and meaning of the term employability, its application and practice, and the issues and critiques that it has raised. |
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| ISSN: | 1359-6748 1747-5112 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13596748.2023.2253649 |
