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Bui Thi Thanh Van; Kikkawa Takuro – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2024
Work-integrated learning (WIL) has the capacity to combine academic knowledge with practical experience through specialized programs. While there is extensive literature on WIL, there exists a dearth of research on learners' perspectives, particularly in comparative studies across majors. This study compares the perspectives of 164 engineering…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Learning Experience, Engineering Education, Economics Education
Fertig, Jason; O'Neill, Bonnie S.; Wells, Pamela; Bassil, Carelle B. – Industry and Higher Education, 2022
This paper draws attention to a behavior-based assessment instrument that is frequently utilized in industry settings but less utilized in the academic classroom. The authors argue that this instrument, the dominance, influence, steadiness, and compliance (DISC) profile, can be useful in training and developing soft skills desired by employers.…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Soft Skills, Work Experience, Gender Differences
Niu, Yuanlu; Zhu, Yidan; Xu, Xu; Hunter-Johnson, Yvonne – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2022
In this study, we explore the perceived employability and ambition of student veterans, compare the perceived employability and ambition of student veterans and civilian students, and examine the impact of other variables (e.g., age, gender, GPA, etc.) on student veterans' perceived employability and ambition. An online survey was conducted among…
Descriptors: Veterans, Student Attitudes, Employment Potential, Comparative Analysis
Yusuf, Florence Adeoti; Okanlawon, Ayoade Ejiwale; Metu, Valentine David – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
This study investigated the lecturers' perspectives on enhancing university graduates' employability in Nigeria. Findings revealed that majority of the lecturers agreed that there is need for the undergraduates to acquire transferable skills and a broad-based experience. Also revealed that majority of the lecturers agreed that the undergraduates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, College Graduates, College Faculty
Niu, Yuanlu; Hunter-Johnson, Yvonne; Xu, Xu; Liu, Tingting – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of employability and success among workforce education and development (WED) graduates. A quantitative study was conducted through the administration of an online survey to graduates (N = 85) of a WED program located within a midwestern, state university. The survey included demographic…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Success, Graduates, State Universities
Karli, Unal – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to adapt and test the construct validity of the Self- Perceived Employability Scale; and second, to analyze the employability perceptions of students and graduates of sports departments according to their gender, level of education, ability to communicate in a foreign language, and work experience. A…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Self Concept Measures, Test Validity, Construct Validity
Kim, Kyung-Nyun – Education and Urban Society, 2015
This study investigated the relation between building human capital of former dropouts and their occupational standing and the interaction effects with individual characteristics. By applying the growth curve model, this study highlighted the factors that lead high school dropouts to enhance their occupational standing. An increment in the work…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Investigations
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2017
Washington's community and technical colleges (CTCs) play an important role in producing baccalaureate degree graduates in the state through the applied baccalaureate (AB) degree. The key policy goals of the AB degree in Washington state are to increase educational attainment for students and meet employer demand. Compared to the traditional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Education, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Bandaranaike, Suniti; Willison, John – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2015
Teaching for work-integrated learning (WIL) competency is largely directed at delivering knowledge based cognitive skills with little emphasis on affective skills. This study looks at empirical evidence of WIL students through their understanding of the cognitive and affective domains. The research is based on a validated employability framework,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Capacity Building, Career Readiness, Cognitive Ability
Jackson, Denise – Journal of Education and Work, 2014
Despite the development of employability skills being firmly entrenched in higher education's strategic agenda worldwide; recent graduates' standards in certain skills are not meeting industry expectations. This paper presents and tests a model of undergraduate competence in employability skills. It highlights those factors which impact on…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Competence, Employment Potential, Job Skills
Udegbe, I. Bola – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2012
This study investigated the attitudes of Prospective Human Resource Personnel toward degrees obtained by distance learning in comparison to those obtained through conventional degree program. Using a cross-sectional survey design, a total of 215 postgraduate students who had been or had potential to be involved in the hiring process in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Work Experience
Roman Maqueira, Juana – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the development of employability skills and entrepreneurial innovative attitude in Latin American youth entrepreneurs 18-29 years of age after participating in at least 1 year of an entrepreneurship experience. The design involved analyzing two groups. The first was a coached group…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Income, Work Experience, Information Networks
Snyder, Anastasia; McLaughlin, Diane; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha – Carsey Institute, 2009
This report focuses on the education and work experiences of rural youth during the emerging adult years (age 20 to 24), as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. It documents how rural emerging adults combine work and school and experience idleness, closely examines their educational attainment, and compares their experiences…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Young Adults, Adult Development, Federal Aid