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Brooks, Rachel; Everett, Glyn – Journal of Education and Work, 2008
This article draws upon results from an ESRC-funded research project exploring young graduates' attitudes to, and experiences of, further education or learning postgraduation. Respondents' narratives indicated a strong emphasis upon job-based learning, or training, over and above an oft-stated desire to do further study "for its own sake". Whilst…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Graduates, Lifelong Learning
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Brooks, Rachel; Everett, Glyn – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
This article investigates the impact of a changing higher education system on young adults' priorities and motivations. A considerable number of studies have explored the impact of recent changes on patterns of participation "within" higher education. However, there has been less emphasis on how such changes have been played out in the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Market, College Graduates, Lifelong Learning