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ERIC Number: EJ617396
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-6820
Isn't Higher Education Employability?
Gibbs, P. T.
Journal of Vocational Education & Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, v52 n4 p559-71 2000
Employability is becoming the predominant aim of education. Using Aristotelian and existentialist perspectives, employability may be seen as only one goal in the overall development of the individual for the well-being of society. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Objectives, Employment Potential, Existentialism, Higher Education, Individual Development, Job Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Aristotle; Vocationalism
Note: Special Issue: Vocational Qualifications in Higher Education.