What Employability for Higher Education Students?

Autor/in	Bonnard, Claire
Titel	What Employability for Higher Education Students?
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 33 (2020) 5-6, S.425-445 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2020.1842866
Schlagwörter	Employment Potential; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Undergraduate Students; Job Placement; Student Employment; Competency Based Education; Labor Market; Professionalism; Social Networks; Socioeconomic Background; Expectation; Outcomes of Education; Student Experience; Work Experience; Extracurricular Activities; Foreign Countries; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Studentenarbeit; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Professionalität; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sozioökonomische Lage; Expectancy; Erwartung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Studienerfahrung; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Ausland; Frankreich
Abstract	The Bologna process has contributed to redefining the concept of employability in higher education policies. In parallel, the professionalisation movement of French higher education has become more pronounced, notably through the development of work placements within the university curricula. In this article, we propose to re-examine the definition of employability of the 'dominant' discourse which is strongly centred on a competency-based approach and individualisation. We highlight the importance of having a broader definition of employability by integrating subjective dimension of employability and students' representations of the world of work. Based on an original survey of 804 students enrolled in the 3rd year in a French university, we construct a typology of different student profiles according to their perceptions of employability and of the labour market. Then, by models of multivariate regressions, we analyse how previous academic success, the socio-economic environment or the fields of study are likely to explain the different representations of employability. Finally, we seek to determine which student profiles are likely to benefit from higher education professionalisation, particularly through the mobilisation of the work placement during their course. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01