This paper examines how students’ employability develops during undergraduate studies at a Dutch liberal arts college compared to conventional bachelor’s programme in law the same university. Drawing on graduate capital model, study focuses six skills that enhance employability: creativity, lifelong learning, career decidedness, self-efficacy, resilience, and personal initiative. To measure gro...

We first clarify the definition of sustainable employability, and then we study how indicators employability among older Finnish postal service employees have changed over time. Finally, estimate effect age on these in a two-year follow up. A questionnaire survey was conducted 2016, follow-up 2018. analyze data from 1262 subjects who replied to both baseline surveys. Sustainable is defined as m...

In the past decade, European governments have implemented activating policy reforms to maximize older workers' employment and employability, representing a paradigmatic change in approaches to work and retirement. This study isolates the factors that explain the relative success and failure of competitive frames that are either in favor of or against activating policies in European news coverag...

Preparation for entry into the information professions has always been through a combination of academic study and practical training. Broadly speaking there is probably general agreement about the knowledge and understanding which the new entrant to the profession needs to acquire. There is less clarity regarding the skills which are required if s/he is to function effectively as an informatio...

OBJECTIVE The main aim of this study was to provide evidence of the broad employability of the NEQ with patients of different gender and age with cancer in different phases of the disease and care process, using an Item Response Theory (IRT) approach and investigating Differential Item Functioning (DIF). METHODS The NEQ was completed by 762 patients visiting, consecutively, outpatient clinics...

In Zimbabwe there are no comprehensive programmes to assist visually impaired school leavers to find employment. The problems faced by visually impaired people in getting employment were the thrust of this study. The study was carried out in Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo and Harare provinces. Using questionnaires, data were collected from 20 unemployed and 20 employed visually im...

We assume that social media use contributes to employability and sociality and media literacy complements a basic set of skills. Especially the low skilled and low educated lack media literacy, which contributes to their precarious situation and increases a participation gap. A database search for peer reviewed articles covering effective elements of media literacy did not return any useful res...

As organizations transform, they adapt to unstable, unpredictable, complex, and ambiguous conditions. This study intends explore the influence of self-efficacy work values in determining employability using choice model social cognitive career theory. The purpose this paper is investigate affective commitment as an outcome variable relation intrinsic extrinsic value support mediated by perceive...

In a bid to attract students amidst increasing competition within the sector, many universities claim that their teaching is "researchinformed". However, there is some disagreement amongst academics about what actually counts as research-informed teaching and therefore how it should be developed and delivered. Furthermore, whilst academic reputation is a key factor for prospective university ap...