An Empirical Study of Self-Perceived Employability: Improving the Prospects for Student Employment Success in an Uncertain Environment

Autor/inn/en	Qenani, Eivis; MacDougall, Neal; Sexton, Carol
Titel	An Empirical Study of Self-Perceived Employability: Improving the Prospects for Student Employment Success in an Uncertain Environment
Quelle	In: Active Learning in Higher Education, 15 (2014) 3, S.199-213 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-7874
DOI	10.1177/1469787414544875
Schlagwörter	Employment Potential; College Graduates; College Role; Regression (Statistics); Economic Climate; Debt (Financial); Expectation; Student Attitudes; Correlation; Self Concept; Grades (Scholastic); College Preparation; Institutional Characteristics; Reputation; Individual Characteristics; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Wirtschaftslage; Expectancy; Erwartung; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation; Selbstkonzept; Notenspiegel; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Ausland; Fragebogen; Großbritannien
Abstract	Employability of graduates has taken more prominence in recent years due to the bleak economic situation, the impact of student debt, and an increasingly competitive global labor market. Given the substantial individual and public investment made in higher education, it is particularly important that graduates are employable upon graduation. The focus of this study is students' self-awareness through a measure of their expectations of gaining employment. Through the use of regression analysis, we examine the relationship between students' expectations of finding employment upon graduation and a series of related variables and identify those factors that serve as boosters to self-perceived employability. Findings point out to the increasingly important role university can play in developing and enhancing graduates' employability. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10