Graduate employability as a professional proto-jurisdiction in higher education
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Article Title | Graduate employability as a professional proto-jurisdiction in higher education |
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ERA Journal ID | 20349 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Healy, Michael (Author), Brown, Jason L. (Author) and Ho, Candy (Author) |
Journal Title | Higher Education |
Journal Citation | 83 (5), pp. 1125-1142 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0018-1560 |
1573-174X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00733-4 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-021-00733-4 |
Abstract | Much research into how universities seek to support their students’ graduate employability has focused on academic strategies such as graduate attributes and work-integrated learning, or the employability benefits of part-time work, volunteering, and extracurricular activities. However, the work of the professional staff who support these strategies is seldom addressed. In this article, we report findings from our documentary analysis of 376 Australian university job advertisements for professional roles directly responsible for graduate employability programs and services. We characterise employability as a proto-jurisdiction: an ecology of distinct forms of professional expertise and responsibility with ambiguous, elastic, and porous boundaries. We argue that despite the importance of graduate employability to institutions’ strategic and students’ individual goals, it is as yet an inchoate field of professional practice, consisting of a diverse range of work tasks, functions, and projects. We discuss implications in relation to quality, coherence, and the strategic resourcing of employability support in higher education. |
Keywords | graduate employability; career development; higher education professionals; higher education student affairs |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified |
390404. Educational counselling | |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
La Trobe University | |
University of the Fraser Valley, Canada | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q67q9/graduate-employability-as-a-professional-proto-jurisdiction-in-higher-education
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