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Ashton, Daniel – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2016
This article examines reflections on work placement experiences generated for the Creative Contexts website by higher education students. The article outlines the aims of Creative Contexts to generate and share placement experiences and stories. The article analyses the reflections films available on the website, and reveals a continuum of agency…
Descriptors: Creativity, Web Sites, Employment Potential, Work Experience Programs
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Ashton, Daniel – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the situated understandings that higher education students can offer on their employability, and to make sense of "employability" in industry and career context-specific ways. The paper further seeks to explore potential critical reflections on emerging professional practice and future…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Industry, Focus Groups, Quality of Life
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Ashton, Daniel – Journal of Education and Work, 2009
Addressing connections between higher education and "industry" framed by UK government creative industries strategies, this article draws on research with games design students to explore their transition from being a student to being "industry-ready". The article introduces broader currents within higher education around…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Industry, Foreign Countries, Individual Development