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Olav Muurlink; Li'An Chen; Rhonda Boorman; David Pearson; Georgi Cohen – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
An increasing mismatch between the global supply of PhD-qualified graduates with the global demand within the tertiary education sector comes despite academic positions remaining graduates' first choice of future career. The 'silver medal' choice, research work in industry, is increasingly a likelier outcome, leading to a need to understand…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, School Business Relationship, Education Work Relationship, Doctoral Students
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Kleckner, Mary Jae; Butz, Nikolaus T. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2022
Persistent concerns about college graduates' foundational skills for workforce preparedness compels educators to continue exploring ways to address them. Although effective communication is widely regarded as essential for entry-level professionals, which skills matter most may vary. Employers' satisfaction with communication skills also shifts…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Skill Development, Student Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
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Eacott, Scott – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2022
Temporality and in particular principals' time use is attracting increasing scholarly attention in educational administration and leadership research. There is a long history of studies looking at how principals spend or allocate their time. This paper draws on initial data from the Principals' Experiencing Time (PET) project which focuses on how…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Time Management, Foreign Countries
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Onyido, Tochukwu Ben C.; Allman, Zoe; Hardaker, Pamela; Rughani, Deepa; Letinov, Allan – Education & Training, 2022
Purpose: The paper looks at the feasibility of university placements supporting small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to operate in a sustainable manner. Due to size and resource constraints, many SMEs may regard sustainability more as a burden than a value-adding commercial strategy. Design/methodology/approach: A two-year study was conducted…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Models, Student Placement, Work Experience
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Tomlinson, Carissa; Arnold-Garza, Sara – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
Academic libraries have long employed students in roles vital to running a library, such as checking books in and out, shelving, and answering basic patron questions. More recently, libraries have also sought ways to demonstrate value and align with campus priorities, such as student engagement. This study uses interviews with library employers…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Personnel Selection, Student Employment, Work Environment
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Malik, Fatima – Journal of Education and Work, 2022
This article explores the underexamined idea of employer engagement as the institutional agency around the supply-demand relationship surrounding education and training (E&T) and VET in England (2012), arguing why VET needs are still likely to be unmet. A single case-study methodology and forty convergent interviews with high-skill employers…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Skilled Occupations, Job Skills
Schotter, Kara S. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Essential Employability Qualities, also known as soft skills, are becoming just as important for new college graduates to demonstrate during the hiring process as job-specific skills (Hart Research Associates, 2018; National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2018). A review of the literature reveals that employers (Ahmad, 2019; Chhinzer &…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community Colleges, First Year Seminars, Student Attitudes
Michelle R. Fullem – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Talent supply and demand is a concern in many key positions in all industries, including higher education. Understanding what attracts and retains IT staff is important for organizations, particularly in a tight labor market. Institutions that experience high turnover in Information Technology (IT) staff positions risk impacting student services,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Employees, Resource Staff
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Bagonza, Godfrey; Kaahwa, Maria Goretti; Mbabazi, Edith G. M. – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2021
Given the increasing private and public cost of university education, households and nations are getting more interested in that type of education which has high potential for employment. This study explores how the expansion of the university sector in Uganda is related to graduates' employability. The study was guided by three objectives,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, Employer Attitudes
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Maxhobandile Ndamase; Yusuf Lukman – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
It is important to note from the outset that the duty of preparing students for careers rests with the educational community. Internship before graduation appears to offer students experiential learning, better opportunities for employment and better knowledge of real work environments. The institutions benefit by obtaining more resources at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Internship Programs, Experiential Learning
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Yamini Bellare; Adam R. Smith; Kelcee Cochran; Samuel Garcia-Lopez – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
Higher education opens doors to job enhancement and economic benefits to adult learners. Despite facing multiple barriers such as life-work-school time conflicts and financial constraints, adult learners continue to seek higher education and certifications. Rural employers also benefit from supporting degree completion or job-specific…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Adult Education, Employers, Employer Attitudes
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Welch Bacon, Cailee E.; Strout, Nicole R.; Clines, Stephanie; Van Lunen, Bonnie L.; Eberman, Lindsey E. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2022
Context: The emergence of the doctor of athletic training (DAT) degree creates opportunities to develop advanced practice leaders in athletic training. Preliminary data suggest academic employers are likely to hire and believe it would be beneficial to hire someone with a DAT degree; however, it remains unclear how academic employers perceive the…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Trainers, Qualifications, Doctoral Degrees
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Acevedo-De-los-Ríos, Alejandra; Rondinel-Oviedo, Daniel R. – Quality in Higher Education, 2022
The study examines the impact, added value and relevance of accreditation as a way of assuring quality at an institution of higher learning in the field of architecture. The qualitative impact of accreditation was examined through a survey presented to students, teachers and employers. A quantitative assessment was carried out by reviewing…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Trutko, John; Copson, Elizabeth; Marotta, John; Kuehn, Daniel; Trutko, Alexander; Gardiner, Karen – Abt Associates, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) funded 46 grantees across the country to expand registered apprenticeship into new sectors, such as healthcare, and to populations historically underrepresented in apprenticeships. DOL commissioned an evaluation of the AAI grants to build evidence about the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employers, Program Development, Federal Aid
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Story, John – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2023
In the numerous studies of segmentation for higher education marketing, the primary focus has been on segmenting students. In fact, universities serve a diverse audience that includes parents, employers, alumni, donors, and other members of society. The primary purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which universities must attempt to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Marketing, Universities, Diversity
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