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| ERIC #: | EJ753005 |
| Title: | Graduates' Employment and the Discourse of Employability: A Critical Analysis |
| Authors: | Moreau, Marie-Pierre; Leathwood, Carole |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries; Employment Potential; College Graduates; Criticism; Labor Market; Bias; Higher Education; Role of Education; Nontraditional Students; Educational Environment; Urban Areas; Longitudinal Studies; Graduate Surveys; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Education Work Relationship |
| Source: | Journal of Education and Work, v19 n4 p305-324 Sep 2006 |
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| Publisher: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html |
| Publication Date: | 2006-09-00 |
| Pages: | 20 |
| Pub Types: | Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative |
| Abstract: | In a context of considerable changes in the labour market and higher education sector in the UK, a discourse of employability has become increasingly dominant. Universities are urged to ensure that they produce "employable" graduates, and graduates themselves are exhorted to continually develop their personal skills, qualities and experiences in order to compete in the graduate labour market. Drawing on a study of "non-traditional" graduates from a post-1992 inner-city university in England, this paper offers a critical appraisal of the discourse of employability. In contrast to assumptions of a level playing field in which graduates' skills and personal qualities are the key to their success in the labour market, social class, gender, ethnicity, age, disability and university attended all impact on the opportunities available. It is argued that the discourse of employability, with its emphasis on individual responsibility and neglect of social inequalities, has potentially damaging consequences for these graduates. (Contains 1 table and 5 notes.) |
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| Reference Count: | 69 |
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| Note: | N/A |
| Identifiers: | England |
| Record Type: | Journal |
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| ISSN: | ISSN-1363-9080 |
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| Languages: | English |
| Education Level: | Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
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