Skill Mastery and the Formation of Graduate Identity in Bachelor Graduates: Evidence from Australia

Autor/in	Jackson, Denise
Titel	Skill Mastery and the Formation of Graduate Identity in Bachelor Graduates: Evidence from Australia
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 41 (2016) 7, S.1313-1332 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2014.981515
Schlagwörter	Skill Development; Self Concept; Bachelors Degrees; Foreign Countries; College Graduates; Employment Potential; Productivity; Student Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Statistical Analysis; Outcomes of Education; Higher Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Selbstkonzept; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Ausland; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktivität; Statistische Analyse; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Australien
Abstract	Mastery of certain generic skills and the successful formation of pre-professional identity are widely considered to influence graduate work-readiness and job attainment. Given their links with enhanced productivity, performance and innovation, skill development and graduate identity appear critical amidst ongoing global stagnation in advanced economies. This paper focuses on the success of higher education in developing generic skills and graduate identity using national data (n = 80,891) for 51 providers. It investigates the influence of certain demographics, study and degree characteristics on these important areas of undergraduate curricula. Furthermore, it gauges recent graduate perceptions on the importance of skill development to post-graduation employment and how these beliefs vary across different employment contexts. Implications for how education practitioners can produce graduates with the skills, self-belief, outlook and confidence to attain a graduate-level job are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01