Enhancing Graduate Employability in Cameroonian Universities. Through Professionalization in the Context of the 'Licence-Master-Doctorat' Reform.

Autor/in	Eta, Elizabeth Agbor
Titel	Enhancing Graduate Employability in Cameroonian Universities. Through Professionalization in the Context of the 'Licence-Master-Doctorat' Reform.
Quelle	In: Higher education policy, 31 (2018) 3, S. 309-332Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733; 1740-3863
DOI	10.1057/s41307-017-0055-7
Schlagwörter	Kamerun; Ausland; Bologna-Prozess; Bologna-Prozess; Hochschulsystem; Ausland; Kamerun
Abstract	The adoption of Bologna Process ideas through the 'licence-master-doctorat' system has set in motion reforms in the Cameroon higher education (HE), including the issue of graduate employability. Based on text documents and interviews, this article examines the employability agenda with a focus on its conceptualization, its operational strategies, and its consequences for universities in Cameroon. The findings show that graduate employability is enhanced in Cameroonian universities through a combination of strategies under the catchword 'professionalization' - that is, preparing students with skills and competences for specific professions. Conceptualizing professionalization, this article shows that the adoption of BP ideas did not bring in completely new elements in the employability agenda; it merely inspired local reforms and solutions which led to the reinforcement and diversification of the existing professionalization agenda that has been one of the missions of HE in Cameroon. This article focuses on the creation of professional degree programmes as an operational strategy for enhancing graduate employability. As a consequence of the conceptualization and operationalization strategies adopted, we identified mismatches between policy objectives and policy outcomes. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2019/2