A Comparative Institutional Analysis on Strategies Deployed by Australian and Japanese Universities to Prepare Students for Employment

Autor/inn/en	Saito, Eisuke; Pham, Thanh
Titel	A Comparative Institutional Analysis on Strategies Deployed by Australian and Japanese Universities to Prepare Students for Employment
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 40 (2021) 5, S.1085-1099 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Saito, Eisuke) ORCID (Pham, Thanh)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2020.1800596
Schlagwörter	Comparative Education; Higher Education; Employment Potential; Universities; College Graduates; Strategic Planning; Educational Practices; Professional Development; Knowledge Level; Mentors; Alumni; Foreign Countries; Career Centers; Work Experience Programs; Career Education; Internship Programs; Job Training; Japan; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; University; Universität; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Bildungspraxis; Wissensbasis; Ausland; Berufsbildungszentrum; Arbeitslehre; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Australien
Abstract	The notion of employability has become a focal point of higher education in many countries' strategies to prepare students for employment. Responses to this notion can differ largely from country to country and from university to university, based on their historical, political, and economic contexts. However, very little has been researched in terms of these differences. More investigation in this area is needed to conceptualise patterns of universities' orientations towards the employment of their graduates. In this article, we utilised comparative institutional analysis as a conceptual framework to discuss differences in the practices deployed by universities in Australia and Japan to prepare their students for employment. We found that Australian universities have widely applied the so-called 'potential maximisation mode' with a focus on teaching technical knowledge and professional skills for increased employability. However, the 'results maximisation mode' has been widely utilised by Japanese universities, stressing the role of universities and academics in ensuring the use of actual graduates to connect students to potential industries directly or creating mentoring opportunities for current students and alumni. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01