Employability via higher education : sustainability as scholarship /: sustainability as scholarship. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alice Diver, editor.
• Other Names: Diver, Alice
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Contents; Editor and Contributors; Definitions; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction: Employability via Higher Education: A Sustainable Scholarship?; 1.2 Section I: Definitions-Key Concepts and Discourses Within HE; 1.3 Section Two: Data, Design and Difficulties; 1.4 Section Three: Disciplines and Delivery; 1.5 Conclusion; References; 2 HE and Civil Society: What Contribution Can Universities Make to Civil Society?; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 HE and Civil Society: A Paradoxical Relationship; 2.3 HE and Civic Participation: Exploring the Relationship 2.4 What Does HE 'Do' to Cultivate Civic Participation?2.5 The 'Amplification' of Social and Political Values by HE; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 Learning Gain: Can It Be Measured?; 3.1 Introduction: Measuring 'Learning Gain'; 3.2 A Contextual Framework for Learning Gain?; 3.3 The Mechanics of Learning Gain; 3.4 What May Be Measured (HEFCE Learning Gain Projects); 3.5 Conclusion; References; 4 Conceptions of Quality: Some Critical Reflections on the Impact of 'Quality' on Academic Practice; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The UK Higher Education Quality Revolution 4.3 The Impact of 'Quality' on Academic Practice4.4 How Has This 'Quality Engagement Paradox' Arisen?; 4.5 Quality as a Space to Reflect Upon Academic Practice; 4.6 Conclusion; References; 5 What Motivational Processes Underpin Student Engagement with Employability? A Critical Review; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Social Cognitive Career Theory; 5.3 Goal-Setting Theory; 5.4 Career Goal Pursuit; 5.5 Career Exploration; 5.6 Career Decision Making; 5.7 Job Search; 5.8 Implications and Future Directions; 5.9 Conclusion; References 6 Developing Employable, Emotionally Intelligent, and Resilient Graduate Citizens of the Future6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Defining Graduate Employability; 6.3 The CareerEDGE Model of Graduate Employability; 6.4 Emotional Intelligence ('EI'); 6.4.1 Why EI is Essential for Graduate Employability; 6.5 Resilience; 6.6 Developing Employability, EI and Resilience within HE; 6.7 Practical Examples of EI and Resilience Building Activities; 6.7.1 Reflection and Reflexivity; 6.7.2 Timeline Exercise; 6.7.3 Gratitude Practices; 6.8 Interdisciplinary Education (IDE) and the Development of EI and Resilience 6.8.1 IDE and Connectivity6.8.2 IDE and Emotional Resilience; 6.8.3 IDE and Employability; 6.9 Conclusion; References; 7 The Role of 'Learner Identity' and Experience-Related Beliefs in Developing Desirable Graduate Attributes; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Defining 'Work-Readiness'; 7.3 Defining Learner Identity; 7.4 Understanding Students' Approaches to Learning; 7.4.1 Surface Approaches to Learning; 7.4.2 Deep Approaches to Learning; 7.5 The Impact of Personal Histories on Learner Identity and Learning Approaches; 7.5.1 Self-efficacy; 7.5.2 Self-regulation
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (554 pages)
• Subjects: 378/.01; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives; Education, Higher -- Philosophy; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives; Education, Higher -- Philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030263423; 3030263428
• Related ISBNs: 9783030263416
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