The Predominance of Work-Based Training in Young Graduates' Learning

Autor/inn/en	Brooks, Rachel; Everett, Glyn
Titel	The Predominance of Work-Based Training in Young Graduates' Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 21 (2008) 1, S.61-73 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Adult Education; Graduates; Lifelong Learning; Research Projects; Education Work Relationship; Leisure Time; Labor Market + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Forschungsvorhaben; Freizeit; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt
Abstract	This article draws upon results from an ESRC-funded research project exploring young graduates' attitudes to, and experiences of, further education or learning postgraduation. Respondents' narratives indicated a strong emphasis upon job-based learning, or training, over and above an oft-stated desire to do further study "for its own sake". Whilst the majority of graduates expressed contentment with their work-leisure-education balance, a significant number also marked up a desire for "leisure-learning" which was not "yet" possible due to the demands of work and work-based training. This prompts questions about how we, and the graduates, conceptualise the "use" of having a degree in an era of higher education massification, exploring issues of "generic" skills and personal growth. It also raises questions about the role and function of wider "lifelong learning" practices for those in their twenties, as well as the status of the work-leisure-education balance of young professionals, and whether this encourages or discourages efforts to develop a "learning society". (Contains 1 table and 5 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10