Graduate Employability in Context Theory, Research and Debate

This book explores the highly significant and contested area of graduate employability and employment which is paid so much attention by those in the media and policy-makers. This is driven largely by concerns over the wider economic impact and value of g

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Michael Tomlinson and Leonard Holmes

Graduate Employability in Context

Michael Tomlinson • Leonard Holmes Editors

Graduate Employability in Context Theory, Research and Debate

Editors Michael Tomlinson Southampton Education School University of Southampton Southampton, United Kingdom

Leonard Holmes Susanna Wesley Foundation, Southlands College, University of Roehampton London, United Kingdom

ISBN 978-1-137-57167-0 ISBN 978-1-137-57168-7 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-57168-7

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CONTENTS

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Introduction: Graduate Employability in Context: Charting a Complex, Contested and Multi-Faceted Policy and Research Field Michael Tomlinson

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Graduate Employability: A Critical Oversight Andrew Rothwell and Frances Rothwell

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Employability, Employment and the Establishment of Higher Education Graduates in the Labour Market Staffan Nilsson

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Critical Perspectives on Graduate Employability Ciaran Burke, Tracy Scurry, John Blenkinsopp, and Katy Graley

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Developing a More Coherent and Robust Basis for Employability Research: A Critical Realist Perspective Paul Cashian

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Boundaryless and Protean Career Orientation: A Multitude of Pathways to Graduate Employability William Donald, Yehuda Baruch, and Melanie Ashleigh

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Employability and Depth Psychology Phil McCash

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Graduate’s Learning Across Educational and Professional S