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‘Regional Universities' and Pedagogy. Graduate Employability in Rural Labour Markets
No full textThis book explores the issue of graduate employability in rural labour markets. European higher education institutions are expected to be crucial players in terms of regional innovation, contributing through research, education and formation of human capital. The author asks how this role be played out equally in urban and rural areas. In rural areas, the most educated young members of society often find it impossible to contribute to the local economy and feel forced to seek better prospects in urban centres. The author examines the roles of higher education in rural centres, as well as the transitions from education to work by taking the point of view of students and graduates. Finally, the book offers advice for pedagogies that support the increase of employability potential for rural economies
The challenge of career education
Full text linkIn the past, the collective experiences of graduates accessing the labour market
and retaining a job were fairly straightforward, but now they have given way to
individual, fragmented, and unpredictable career paths. The process of career
development should begin early in university studies, or even in high school, in
order to support our most educated citizens in finding their place and expression
in society through work. This paper seeks to contribute to an increased
understanding of the state of play of career development in students and
graduates of the Tourism degree program at the University of Macerata, Italy. It
reports empirical data gathered from them and explores ramifications of the
results for changes in pedagogy
The value of work. Emerging opportunities and challenges for universities
Full text linkThe educational system, particularly universities, has been challenged in past years to expand
its role in society from its first and second missions of teaching and research to a third mission
of “social, enterprising, innovation activities” for the benefit of society, through relations with
business. In this context, “employability,” the capacity of individuals to find, retain, and re-find
a job, has become a central theme debated within and outside universities. This study seeks to
contribute to an increased understanding of the reasons that university efforts to guarantee
the employability of students should extend beyond skills development. It explores from a
pedagogical point of view the theme of transition pathways from education to work, and
reports results from interviews of a sample of graduates on their opinions about the value of
work and of a university education
Self-perceived employability and implications for learning design: An exploratory case study
Full text linkSelf-advocacy. La nuova sfida educativa per l'inclusione
No full textIl volume presenta una serie di riflessioni pedagogiche in riferimento ai costrutti dell’autodeterminazione e dell’autorappresentanza durante la transizione verso la vita adulta delle persone con disabilità e DSA. I costrutti vengono indagati in relazione alle dinamiche proprie dei contesti universitari e lavorativi, al fine di individuare strategie efficaci per favorire il successo formativo e una transizione fluida verso il mondo del lavoro
The wine lab: an international project on the enhancement of university-business cooperation in the wine sector. Opportunities for mountain viticulture
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