ERIC Number: EJ1061050
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-5692
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A Gramscian Analysis of the Employability Agenda
Arora, Bela
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v36 n4 p635-648 2015
The economic downturn has caused governments to reassess levels of resilience and adaptability in the face of new challenges. There has been increased focus on the higher education sector, which has been blamed for developing graduates whose skills do not meet the needs of the economy. The author explores a framework to interpret and understand contemporary policy and practice relating to the employability agenda in UK higher education. The article reflects upon power dynamics driving the creation of more entrenched business-facing universities through the development of the employability agenda and draws upon the work of Antonio Gramsci to provide a theoretical foundation for exploration of the agenda and its rise to prominence. The agenda has, arguably, emerged as an organising principle, which has been framed as common sense.
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Social Theories, Critical Theory, Higher Education, College Graduates, Foreign Countries, Marxian Analysis, Educational Theories, Power Structure, Mass Media Effects, Public Opinion, Commercialization
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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