Christie / Burke Graduate Careers in Context

Research, Policy and Practice
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-40124-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Research in Higher Education

In a world where there are increasing concerns about graduate underemployment and likely career trajectories, it is not surprising that there is a significant body of literature examining graduate careers in post-industrial societies. However, it has become increasingly evident in recent years that there is a stark disconnect between research-active academic staff and careers and employability professionals. Understanding Graduate Careers brings these two separate groups together for the first time in order to provide a better understanding of graduate careers.

Once an institution that existed on the fringes of the economy, the university now plays a central role in economic and social policy and, in many countries, higher education is charged with the responsibility to meet the demands of the knowledge economy and to provide value for money for students. Yet, due to the slowing pace of the knowledge economy, recent economic events and the rapid expansion of higher education, it now seems that the supply of graduates from certain degree subjects exceeds the market’s demands. Drawing on varied perspectives, the book provides a comprehensive examination of these issues and others surrounding the graduate labour market and its relationship to higher education and public policy.

The interdisciplinary focus of this book will make it of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of education, sociology social policy, business studies and career guidance and coaching. It should also be essential reading for practitioners who wish to consider their role and responsibilities within the changing higher education market.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Christie, Fiona

Burke, Ciaran

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, Paul Redmond 1. Introduction, Fiona Christie and Ciaran Burke Graduate Labour Market: Theoretical Debates 2. Investing Your Future: The Role of Capitals in Graduate Employment Pathways, Ciaran Burke and Sarah Hannaford-Simpson 3. Whose Employability?: Fees, Labour Markets and the Unequal Rewards of Undergraduate Study, Andrew Morrison 4. Regional Capital and ‘Local’ Graduate Employment, Teresa Crew Graduate Careers and Transitions 5. Tackling Graduate Labour Market Myths, Charlie Ball 6. I’m Taking a Gap Year after Graduation to Look for a Normal Job: Narratives of Increasing Complexity and Postponement in Graduates’ Employment Transitions, Katy Vigurs, Steven Jones and Diane Harris 7. Graduate Destinations: The Geographical Dimension, Rosie Alexander 8. Learning to Be Employable, Jane Artess Professional and Organisational Issues Relating to Employability 9. Organisational Responses to the Employability Agenda in English Universities, Bob Gilworth 10. HE Careers Professionals: Challenging the Perception that We're a Bunch of Nice Ladies in Cardigans Who Sit Students Down for a Lovely Wee Chat about Their Futures, Siobhan Neary and Jill Hanson 11. Contested Boundaries of Expertise in HE Careers and Employability Services, Nalayini Thambar Career Professionals Evolving into Researchers 12. The Rise of The Practitioner-Researcher: How Big Data and Evidence-Based Practice Requires Practitioners with a Research Mind-Set, David Winter 13. Making Connections Through Practitioner Research, Gill Frigerio 14. Conclusion, Fiona Christie and Ciaran Burke.

Über Autor(innen)

Fiona Christie is Senior Careers Consultant at the University of Salford and a PhD Candidate at Lancaster University in the UK.

Ciaran Burke is a Lecturer in Sociology at Ulster University in Northern Ireland.