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Predicting career advancement with structural equation modelling
Ronald Heimler, Stuart Rosenberg, Elsa‐Sofia MoroteThe purpose of this paper is to use the authors’ prior findings concerning basic employability skills in order to determine which skills best predict career advancement potential.
Non‐technical skill gaps in Australian business graduates
Denise Jackson, Elaine ChapmanThe need for “job‐ready” graduates has catalysed the development of non‐technical skills in higher education institutions worldwide. Continued criticism of business school…
Using student group work in higher education to emulate professional communities of practice
Colm Fearon, Heather McLaughlin, Tan Yoke EngThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the value of social learning from group work that emulates a professional community of practice.
Good practice in secondary school careers programs : A case study of the approach of one inner city school
Robyn Broadbent, Marcelle Cacciattolo, Theo PapadopoulosCareer programmes within secondary school curriculum can impact on a young person's sense of direction and meaning in life. The purpose of this paper is to report on an evaluation…
Higher education in non‐standard wage contracts
Luisa Rosti, Francesco ChelliThe purpose of this paper is to verify whether higher education increases the likelihood of young Italian workers moving from non‐standard to standard wage contracts.
From chalk and talk to walking the walk: Facilitating dynamic learning contexts for entrepreneurship students in fast‐tracking innovations
David H. GilbertThe purpose of this paper is to examine the notion of designing and developing applied, industry‐engaged learning environments that embrace ambiguity and uncertainty in overcoming…
Undergraduate management students’ perceptions of what makes a successful virtual group
Rod Gapp, Ron FisherThere are a number of factors that are essential to understanding the pedagogy, learning and knowledge requirements of developing virtual platforms for delivering effective course…
Students’ perception of industrial internship programme
Sumathi Renganathan, Zainal Ambri Bin Abdul Karim, Chong Su LiAn important aspect of an academic curriculum in higher learning institutions for technical disciplines is the industrial internship programme for students. The purpose of this…
Unforeseen outcomes: Does poorly‐resourced literacy tutoring reinforce apprentices’ low literacy?
Frank SligoThe purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges faced by tutors who were providing remedial literacy support to New Zealand apprentices.
Improving user satisfaction via a case‐enhanced e‐learning environment
Hye Jeong Kim, Susan Pederson, Moira BaldwinThe purpose of this paper is to examine students’ experiences with a case‐enhanced e‐learning environment in a higher‐education institute.
Individual entrepreneurial orientation: development of a measurement instrument
Dawn Langkamp Bolton, Michelle D. LaneThe purpose of this paper is to develop a measurement instrument for individual entrepreneurial orientation to be used to measure the entrepreneurial orientation of students and…
Industrial training of construction students: perceptions of training organizations in Ghana
Joshua Ayarkwa, Emmanuel Adinyira, Dickson Osei‐AsibeyThe industrial training component in a university's curricula adds tremendous value to a degree programme by enhancing the employable skills of graduates. The purpose of this…
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