This paper examines how students' employability develops during undergraduate studies at a Dutch liberal arts college compared to a conventional bachelor's programme in law at the same university. Drawing on the graduate capital model, the study focuses on six skills that enhance employability: creativity, lifelong learning, career decidedness,…

The pathways of individuals into teaching exhibit several moments of choice that impact crucially on the final composition of the teaching workforce. Though the transition from training into teaching has frequently been studied, the self-selection into the institutions of teacher education has received little attention until now. Sorting into…

Talented preservice teachers were surveyed to determine their reasons for entry, work perceptions, and future career plans. Results indicated students entered the profession mainly for altruistic reasons and had fairly realistic views of working conditions. Many planned to remain only if they derived the expected satisfaction from working with…