Real and perceived employability: a comparison among Italian graduates. Issue 4 (3rd July 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Real and perceived employability: a comparison among Italian graduates. Issue 4 (3rd July 2016)
- Main Title:
- Real and perceived employability: a comparison among Italian graduates
- Authors:
- Caricati, Luca
Chiesa, Rita
Guglielmi, Dina
Mariani, Marco Giovanni - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: The research undertaken for this article aims to analyse the correspondence between perceived employability and the actual national employment rate among Italian students and graduates undertaking different courses in a large Italian university. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of 2087 students in 19 faculties, and compared with the national indicators of employment rate for each faculty. Using faculty as unit of analysis, the results indicated a significant correlation between participants' perceived employability and national employment rate. This trend was similar for both genders. However, the results showed a difference between bachelor's and master's degrees: the correlation between perceived and actual employability was not significant among bachelor's participants while it remained significant among master's participants. The results suggest that graduates are only partially aware of their possibility to enter the labour market and this, in turn, highlights that universities have only partially met the goal to increase awareness about the chances of finding a job among students and graduates.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of higher education policy and management. Volume 38:Issue 4(2016)
- Journal:
- Journal of higher education policy and management
- Issue:
- Volume 38:Issue 4(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 38, Issue 4 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 38
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0038-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 490
- Page End:
- 502
- Publication Date:
- 2016-07-03
- Subjects:
- Actual employment rate -- graduates -- university -- labour market -- perceived employability
Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Periodicals
378.1005 - Journal URLs:
- http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/app/home/journal.asp?wasp=4268654f74ae41ebbfb551adcd30a8e7&referrer=parent&backto=searchpublicationsresults, 1, 1;homemain, 1, 1; ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjhe20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/1360080X.2016.1182668 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1360-080X
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- Legaldeposit
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