Proactivity about a professional career predicts the employability of students in the job market. Having a scale will facilitate research and intervention using proactive behaviors. The objective of the present study is to adapt the Proactive Career Behavior questionnaire in Spanish distance university students. To that end, the questionnaire is…

Purpose: This research aims to gain insight into the stereotypes surrounding vocational education and its groups from the students' perspective. Building upon this basis, it seeks to explore the content, characteristics and solution strategies for stereotypes associated with vocational education and its groups. Design/methodology/approach: It…

Purpose: This study aims to explore the bibliometric indicators of the previous research on education for sustainable development (ESD) and to synthesise the critical outcomes of the most cited publications in the context of the further education (FE) and skills sector. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-method approach is adopted involving both…

School psychologists play an increasingly vital role in supporting diverse student populations and facilitating open dialogue to ensure all voices are heard. Veterans and military service members can enhance the field by leveraging their training and experience to provide support to families and communities. Integrating veterans and military…

This article explores the labour market integration of highly-skilled refugees seeking employment by comparing the structural landscape that refugees encounter with their degree of knowledgeable agency. The material analysed comprises informational texts and videos, observations, and interviews with labour market integration actors in Sweden. The…

Vocational education plays a crucial role in China's education system, with higher vocational education being a pivotal and dynamic aspect of the country's educational reform. Despite this, higher vocational students often struggle with lethargy and inadequate adaptation to their studies. This paper constructs a conceptual model of learning…

This article examines the current proposed initial teacher education (ITE) qualification framework from the perspective of pre-service vocational post-compulsory lecturers regarding the need to develop SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) inclusive classrooms. Considering the current post-compulsory staffing crisis, general further…

This autoethnography reflects on my academic career and leadership journey at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), exploring the complexities of navigating a culturally rich and community-oriented environment while incorporating non-Native perspectives. Centered on the Lakota phrase "Mitákuye Oyás'i?" (We are all related), this study…

The purpose of this study was to assess trends and potential barriers to participation within career development event (CDE) competitions hosted throughout Iowa over the course of eight years. Target data was collected following the Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) procedure outlined by Fayyad, et al. (1996). The population included data…

Globally, education reviews have spotlit professional preparation as a policy problem alongside teacher shortages and early career teacher attrition. Our study explored how preservice teacher (PST) engagement and preparation for practice are related in one Australian university, drawing on Kahu and Nelson's framework of student engagement in the…

With increasing focus on the outcomes of doctoral education, especially regarding employability, we aimed to explore how PhD graduates from humanities and social sciences (HASS), and science disciplines perceived the development of a holistic set of graduate attributes during their doctoral study and the application of these attributes in the…

The objective of this research is to develop a model for life skills training through the strengthening of academic, personal, social, and career competencies for middle school students. We designed this model to equip students with the necessary skills to navigate the complexities of life's challenges. Design-Based Research (DBR) serves as a…

This study, conducted in France, sought to describe the organization of the content of the social representations that high school students in transition construct of work and their own future, taking into account two variables: their type of secondary school and the anticipated length of their post-secondary education. For this purpose, 669…

In response to the need for graduates to tackle global, complex problems, higher education is increasing attention towards approaches that cross the boundaries of disciplinary thinking. However, while students can benefit from learning across disciplines, employability practitioners can also benefit. Transdisciplinary approaches can prompt…

This paper compares the employment outcomes of liberal arts graduates from Dutch university colleges with those of their peers who pursued conventional, subject-specific bachelor's degrees. Using data from the Dutch National Alumni Survey, the analysis includes 14,933 respondents who completed a master's programme at a research university, with…