Subject Choice Motivation and Students' Conceptions of Employability: Thin and Thick

Autor/inn/en	Souto-Otero, Manuel; García-Álvarez, Jesus; Rego, Miguel Angel Santos
Titel	Subject Choice Motivation and Students' Conceptions of Employability: Thin and Thick
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 44 (2023) 4, S.606-630 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Souto-Otero, Manuel) ORCID (García-Álvarez, Jesus) ORCID (Rego, Miguel Angel Santos)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2023.2203364
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Attitudes; Decision Making; Employment Potential; Career Choice; Education Majors; Foreign Countries; Credentials; Theory Practice Relationship; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ausland; Studienbuch; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Spanien
Abstract	This study aims to fill a gap in our understanding of the relationship between two major topics in educational research: higher education choices and students' conceptions of employability. It explores, first, the balance between vocational calling, instrumental considerations and chance in subject choice and, second, the relation between vocational calling and two alternative conceptions of employability (thin and thick) articulated in the article. Using survey data from 'Education' students in Spain, the results show an association between a strong vocational calling in subject choice and a 'thick' conception of employability that goes beyond credential performance and underlines the importance of an economy of experience. By contrast, students with lower vocational calling adopt a narrower ('thin') conception of employability, based on credential performance. The consequences of these results for theory and for practice are discussed, highlighting the need to better acknowledge the role of interests, and not only skills, in the employability agenda. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01