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Williams, Stella; Karypidou, Anatoli; Steele, Catherine; Dodd, Lorna – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to adopt the perspective of personal construct theory to conceptualise employability. The study explores differences in the implicit employability theories of those involved in developing employability (educators) and those selecting and recruiting higher education (HE) students and graduates (employers).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Employer Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Matusovich, Holly; Carrico, Cheryl; Harris, Angela; Sheppard, Sheri; Brunhaver, Samantha; Streveler, Ruth; McGlothlin Lester, Marlena B. – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: Internships play an important role in the choices engineering students make about future career pathways though there is little research about the messaging students receive regarding internships from academics. This messaging is important because it can contribute to the expectations students set for internships which in turn influences…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Engineering Education, Teacher Behavior, Beliefs
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Drewery, David; Nevison, Colleen; Pretti, T. Judene – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the relative effects of participation in cooperative education (co-op) and engagement in reflection upon previous work experiences on undergraduate students' vocational self-concept (VSC) at graduation. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional survey of graduating students (n = 1,483) from a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Work Experience, Reflection, Self Concept