Description
Book SynopsisDebate surrounding the employability of graduates has been around for many decades, and interest in this area has grown particularly since the start of this century. Tackling this relevant area of scholarship, this book uses an innovative approach to analyse the relationship between the university and the labour market from different perspectives, taking into account both sociological and economic theories. Key areas explored include work transition, graduate employability, and the effects of public interventions/initiatives which are aimed at matching the competences of graduates to labour market needs.
The chapters summarise several years of author original research, including study on the employability of graduates in Poland more specifically, and the effects of their public interventions to increase graduate employment and facilitate entry into the workforce (e.g. Commissioned Fields of Study, Competences Development Programme). More generally, university labour mar
Table of Contents
Part 1 The Transition from Graduation to Work – Theoretical Perspectives 1 Human Capital Theory 2 Education as a Positional Good 3 Social Closure Models Summary Part 2 Structural-Institutional Settings, Individual Characteristics and University-Work Transition 4 Employability Skills Agenda, Skills Race and IVth Industrial Revolution 5 Individual Characteristics and University to Work Transition 6 Structural-Institutional Settings And University to Work Transition Annexe II Summary Part 3 University-Work Transition And Public Interventions – The Case of Competence Development Program in Poland 7 The Competence Development Program – Genesis and Characteristics 8 The Competence Development Program – Effects of Intervention Annexe III.1 Summary Annexe III.2
