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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"graduate employment"”.
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Identity capital and graduate employment: an investigation into how access to various forms of identity capital relates to graduate employment
… in education will be rewarded through positive employment outcomes. The dearth of research into graduates' personal circumstances which contribute to whether these expectations translate into reality was the starting point for this PhD thesis. Specifically, the thesis considered the role of …
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International Trade in a Competitive World: Empirical Evidence from the UK
… level are considered, except in the case of graduate employment. Accordingly, exposure to Chinese imports is associated with a decline in graduate employment only. The analysis regarding the firm characteristics suggests that exposure to Chinese imports within these local labour markets …
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The role of graduate recruitment in the employability agenda: a qualitative case study of undergraduate business education at a London Russell Group university
… the extent to which business education enabled graduates at a London Russell Group university to successfully gain employment in competitive roles at large corporate employers. The fieldwork was conducted in 2021 using a case study methodology comprising of qualitative interviews with six module …
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The clinical psychologist as science-practitioner
… range of alternative research methods, on post-graduate employment settings that support and internalise the model, and on a recognition by researchers that they have a responsibility for disseminating their findings through effective communication channels.
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Inclusive internationalization : engaging stakeholders within and beyond the classroom
… college staff as well as external community and employment partners. The results have revealed best practices as well as actionable recommendations for collaborative and sustainable internationalization efforts. The efficient pursuit of internationalization goals requires a coordinated effort …
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Can I wear Emily Culpepper’s red “Witch Shoes” to work? An exploration of thealogical ethics and their application in the graduate workplace.
… arrived at is then applied to the issue of graduate employment and the notion of a “thealogically friendly” career is delineated. Furthermore, this thesis offers and experiments with the idea of a thealogical methodology as based in critique of the subjective/objective binary, active …
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Examining the experiences and decision-making processes of underrepresented students at a post-1992 University
… in terms of access and outcomes (attainment and graduate employment) for underrepresented students. This PhD study created a student decision-making model to represent the journeys to and through university. The model encompasses students’ holistic decision making, based upon their previous …
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Employment and Employability: The Experiences and Perceptions of Deaf Graduates
… of hearing people generally experience more unemployment, are often underemployed and have lower incomes than the hearing population (MacLeod-Gallinger, 1992; RNID, 2006; The Papworth Trust, 2014). However, whilst there are increasing numbers of deaf students entering Higher Education (HESA …
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Volunteering in the higher education curriculum: the politics of policy, practice and participation
… ‘Employability’ in this sense is understood as a graduate student obtaining employment, rather than a broader sense of good learning which embraces both learning (cognitive, theoretical and practical) and employability (Knight & Yorke, 2004). The findings expose the ways in which volunteering has …
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Analysis of the factors influencing higher education participation
… to differences in participation by gender. The graduate employment rate and the population positively influence female enrolments in higher education. Female price response models are developed to analyse the introduction of the Graduate Endowment Fee on female participation. For the majority of …
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REPUTATION MANAGEMENT AT HIGHLY RANKED BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES
… enrollments, faculty hiring, donor giving, and graduate employment. Despite these findings, there remains room for more research into the defining characteristics of business school reputations. Likewise, reputation management practices at business schools remain largely undocumented. This …
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Transformational classroom leadership and workplace engagement: exploring the relationship
… and increasing expectations for successful graduate employment, academic teaching proficiency continues to generate increasing amounts of attention among researchers. Given the critical importance of teaching styles and models in terms of meeting these expectations, and crucially those of …
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The role of socio-economic status in the relationship between pay, job and life satisfaction among South African graduates
The employment of graduates globally has emerged as a critical issue of practical and theoretical interest for policymakers, government, academics, and practitioners. Faced with high rates of unemployment, first-time graduates often find themselves in jobs that are underpaying and unsatisfying …
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The Career destination of Office Administration Graduates in Labour Market: A Case Study of Selected TVET College in Limpopo Province of South Africa
… disciplines, with many studies focusing on graduate employment outcomes. However, limited research has explored the career destinations of graduates from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, despite the sector receiving significant investment and experiencing high …
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Chemistry PhD Supervisors in Australia: A Study of the Relationship between their Conceptions of Doctoral Purpose and their Reported Educational Practices
… debates over its purpose and whether its graduates are well prepared to address the diverse and complex problems of today’s workforce. However, scholarly literature on doctoral education in the academic discipline of chemistry is mostly non-existent. To address this research gap, I draw …
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Chemistry PhD Supervisors in Australia: A Study of the Relationship between their Conceptions of Doctoral Purpose and their Reported Educational Practices
… debates over its purpose and whether its graduates are well prepared to address the diverse and complex problems of today’s workforce. However, scholarly literature on doctoral education in the academic discipline of chemistry is mostly non-existent. To address this research gap, I draw …
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An exploration of the perceptions of young unemployed graduates in Lusaka, Zambia, of the factors contributing to their unemployment
Among the problems that youth face, youth unemployment is more pronounced (Moleke, 2005; Annamária, 2013). Exclusion of youth from participating in the economy affects their wellbeing, and that of society. The objective of this study was, therefore, to explore the perceptions of young unemployed …