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Universities, Employability and Human Development 1st ed. 2017


Universities, Employability and Human Development 1st ed. 2017

Hardback by Walker, Melanie; Fongwa, Samuel

Universities, Employability and Human Development

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ISBN:
9781137584519
Publication Date:
27 Jan 2017
Edition/language:
1st ed. 2017 / English
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
248 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 21 - 22 May 2024
Universities, Employability and Human Development

Description

The book makes a significant contribution to critical higher education studies, specifically to graduate employability research and to capabilities and education research. The book moves beyond the simplistic conception of alleged 'gaps' in graduate skills and 'mismatches' between employers and universities, and instead provides an innovative multi-dimensional and intersectional human capabilities conceptualisation of graduate employability. The book challenges an individualised notion of employability, instead locating employability issues in social and economic conditions, and argues that employability choices cannot be divorced from inequality. Qualitative and quantitative data from multiple case-study universities in South Africa are used to explore the perceptions and experiences of diverse students, lecturers, support officers and employers, regarding what each university is doing, or should be doing, to enhance graduate economic opportunities and contribute to inclusive development. The book will be highly relevant to students, scholars and researchers in the fields of education and sociology, particularly those with an interest in graduate employability.

Contents

Chapter 1. Contextual and Policy Conditions.- Chapter 2. Graduate Employability, Global Shifts and Local Realities.- Chapter 3. A Human Capabilities Conceptualisation of Employability.- Chapter 4. Employability and Conversion Factors.- Chapter 5. Access and Participation.- Chapter 6. Democratic Citizenship.- Chapter 7. Employers and Graduate Opportunities.- Chapter 8. Aspirations, Capabilities and Navigating Future-Forward.- Chapter 9. Human Development, Capabilities and Graduate Employability.-

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