Investigating the impact of experiential learning on employability skill development and employment outcomes
A UK case study of MBA students from the Indian Subcontinent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21696709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victoria Jackson (0000-0001-8968-3212, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK, corresponding author), Vicki O’Brien (University of Lancashire), Vicki Louise O’Brien (0000-0002-3358-3500, University of Lancashire), Anita Richards (University of Lancashire), A M S Richards (0000-0002-3880-2450, University of Lancashire) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 476-493 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Education & Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-0004 • E-ISSN: 1469-9435 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13639080.2023.2231366 |
| OpenAlex | W4383067491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
Global economic events have had a profound effect upon both businesses and the available workforce. Industries need a more skilful and advanced labour market and individuals who complete tertiary-level education are afforded better protection against economic uncertainties. Consequently, demand for higher education worldwide is growing, due to a rising number of globally mobile students. However, return on investment is important and curriculums offering employability enhancement and work opportunities are motivating factors when international students make their study decisions. This paper details one UK university’s approach to enhancing international student employability skills and employment outcomes, using a 3-day experiential learning residential on an MBA programme. Employing a survey design, the research investigates the benefits of this residential to 182 international MBA students (all from the Indian subcontinent region). The findings report that the international students developed key employability skills via the residential which significantly increased their propensity to obtain subsequent employment. The results of this paper provide much needed insight into improving both the employability skills and employment outcomes of international students, especially students from the Indian subcontinent, via immersive experiential learning activities
Business · Curriculum · Economic growth · Economics · Employability · Experiential learning · Higher education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Workforce · Engineering · Higher Education and Employability · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Management and Marketing Education · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |