Discrepant stakeholder perspectives on graduate employability strategies
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Article Title | Discrepant stakeholder perspectives on graduate employability strategies |
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ERA Journal ID | 20348 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kinash, Shelley (Author), Crane, Linda (Author), Judd, Madelaine-Marie (Author) and Knight, Cecily (Author) |
Journal Title | Higher Education Research and Development |
Journal Citation | 35 (5), pp. 951-967 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0729-4360 |
1469-8366 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2016.1139555 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07294360.2016.1139555 |
Abstract | A literature review identified 12 strategies that have been empirically linked to improvements in graduate employability. A survey methodology was used to investigate self-reported use and/or perspectives on these strategies among four stakeholder groups. The following questions were asked: to students – What strategies are you using to improve your graduate employability; to graduates – What strategies did you use to improve your employability?; to higher education career development professionals and educators – Which of the following employability strategies do you provide for students?; and to employers – Which of the following strategies undertaken by students does your organisation value when recruiting graduates? Across the four stakeholder groups, 705 responses were received and analysed. The key findings were discrepancies between the strategies reported in the literature and those indicated in the surveys, as well as discrepancies between stakeholder groups in regard to which strategies were indicated. |
Keywords | discrepancies, employers, graduate employability, graduates, higher education, stakeholders, strategies, students |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Bond University |
James Cook University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q462w/discrepant-stakeholder-perspectives-on-graduate-employability-strategies
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