Transitioning student identity and sense of place
Future Possibilities for Assessment and Development of Student Employability Skills
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096502 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David A Griffith (0000-0002-2026-3305), David A Griffiths (Swansea Business School, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea, UK, corresponding author), Margaret Inman (Swansea Business School, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea, UK), Harriet Rojas (DeVoe Business School, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marrion, IN, USA), Kent Williams (0009-0008-9153-4580, DeVoe Business School, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marrion, IN, USA), Kent F Williams (Indiana Wesleyan University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 891-913 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2018.1439719 |
| OpenAlex | W2798200497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 18 |
Identification of and feedback on employability skills is a significant challenge across the tertiary education landscape, up to and including doctorate programmes (e.g. weak labour market demand for professional doctorates). Growing skills gaps and accelerated growth in technological capability are contributing to uncertainty across global labour market landscapes. The originality of our research is gained via an exploration of employability skills through the lens of Student Development Theory and Bloom’s adapted taxonomy to produce and rigorously test a new employability skills maturity framework, delivered using a 360° analysis tool in a Midwestern University in the United States. Our findings identify significant gaps in current thinking, specifically a lack of consensus as to what constitutes employability skills and how they are levelled, that demonstrate the need for educational institutions to improve resources, challenges and support related to the awareness of graduate identity and self-perception of employability, if graduates are to remain relevant in rapidly changing labour market landscapes
Economic growth · Economics · Employability · Higher education · Originality · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Learning Practices · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |