Research on career calling has highlighted its many positive outcomes. Yet, approaching work as a calling can sometimes lead to increased workaholism and organisational exploitation. This study seeks to identify the situations in which calling has negative outcomes and investigates whether the proposed theoretical model on the "dark…

The latest data shows that teacher recruitment and retention in England remain in a perilous state and represents a substantial on-going risk to the quality of education. Recruitment to initial teacher training (ITT) has been persistently below target in most secondary subjects and primary since the pandemic and the latest data shows no change.…

This methodology appendix explains the data used and the analysis undertaken to produce the findings in the full report, "Teacher Labour Market in England: Annual Report 2025." The first section lists all of the secondary data sources that were used in the analysis, followed by an explanation of how data were used from the School…

This paper investigates the impact of higher education expansion on firm performance in developing countries. It focuses on the significant expansion of higher education in Brazil between 2000 and 2012, which substantially increased higher education enrollment and graduation rates, thereby reducing the costs of hiring college-educated workers.…

This study explores the factors shaping the employability of international students by comparing Chinese students in Thailand and Thai students in China. Focusing on three dimensions--language proficiency, social demand, and employment policies. The research employs a questionnaire survey, with 390 valid responses. Data was analyzed using…

Of great concern within the Ministry for Regulation's 2024 Regulatory Review of Early Childhood Education report was recommendation number 10 that aims for greater flexibility in qualifications within the early childhood education (ECE) workforce. The recommendation directly undermines current policy objectives within the Early Learning Action…

State policymakers recognize the economic imperative to ensure that education and training are connected to good jobs. Employers are seeking -- and are often struggling -- to hire appropriately skilled workers. For job seekers, the path to a good job with education beyond a high school diploma is certainly clearer than one without postsecondary…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the implications of national and international standards for human resource development (HRD) practice. It focuses on the experiences, perceptions and learning of those involved in the social construction of standards and standardisation processes. Design/methodology/approach: The research is…

This research aims to develop the models of Virtual Learning Resource Center (VLRC) for the digital manpower. The results of the research are that: 1) The VLRC development process consists of 5 steps: requirements analysis, planning and designing, prototyping and testing, implementing and monitoring, and evaluation and reporting. 2) The VLRC for…

Purpose: This paper aims to review organizational studies literature and related fields to explore the parallel between organizations and organisms in dealing with change. Design/methodology/approach: The authors reviewed the literature to explore organizational change theories. Additionally, they referred to biological studies to explore the…

The current study aimed at determining the suitability level for the faculties and institutes graduates of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and the requirements of the labor market in the State of Kuwait from the employers' perspective in the public and private sectors. The study sample consisted of (8102) employers. A…

In this article, we examine how policy documents from three European countries -- the Netherlands, Germany and England -- position a key outcome of higher education: the development of high-level professionals. Our findings show significant differences between the policies in the three countries in terms of in definitions of high-level…

This paper introduces the problem of constructing a methodology to develop a cybersecurity program. The goal of the program is to prepare students graduating from an accredited two-year college for success in cybersecurity careers. Several challenges must be addressed such as program accreditation, workforce development, pedagogy, existing…

Although most students of entrepreneurship education find employment in established organizations after graduation, the employability of entrepreneurship education graduates remains largely overlooked in the education research literature. In this conceptual paper, the authors address this gap to motivate a future research agenda. The paper…

The empirical management literature has found that the education of both managers and the workforce more generally appears to be an important driver of better management practices. This article sets out how such relationships might be conceptualised, and suggests that in a complementarities framework, modern management practices can be thought of…