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Insiders or outsiders, who do you trust?: engaging employers in school-based career activities
This chapter explores careers talks in schools to build on earlier work by the authors in light of new assessments ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Students; Outcomes; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
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What impact can employer engagement have on student attitudes towards school and their academic achievement?: an analysis of OECD PISA data
This chapter explores the evidence surrounding Schleicher's contention that episodes of employer engagement can imp ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Australia; Belgium; Canada ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Students; Secondary education; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Socialised social capital?: the capacity of schools to use careers provision to compensate for social capital deficiencies among teenagers
This chapter focuses on the capacity of educational institutions to shape the social capital available to young peo ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Youth; Students; Income ... [+] Show more
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'My brother's football teammate's dad was a pathologist': serendipity and employer engagement in medical careers
This chapter addresses the difficulties faced by many UK secondary school students in securing meaningful workplace ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Students; Career development; Secondary education ... [+] Show more
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Young people in the labour market: how teenage employer engagement makes a difference to adult outcomes
This chapter looks at young adults' recollection of school and college action to prepare them for the working world ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Youth; Labour market; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Competences, capabilities and capitals: conceptual paradigms in the educational-employment relationship
This chapter explores three influential approaches to the analysis of the relationship between education and employ ... Show more
Date: 2019
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Employment; Performance ... [+] Show more
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Between two worlds: linking education and employment
This chapter looks at different systems of education and training around the world. It discusses a curious paradox. ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Higher education; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
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'Selling the dream': stakeholder perceptions of the translation of employability policy into university strategy
Employability is a contentious issue, and there is no single definition in the context of higher education. The def ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Higher education; Outcomes; Skills and knowledge
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Aligning school to work: assessing the impact of employer engagement in young people's transitions from education to work
Young people face a daunting prospect in making the transition from school to work in the UK. Youth unemployment an ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Students; Youth; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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'Employers at the heart of the system?': the role of employers in qualification development
This chapter explores the longstanding exhortations from government for employers to engage with the education syst ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Book chapter
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Qualifications; Evaluation