International Education and the Employability of UK Students

Autor/inn/en	Brooks, Rachel; Waters, Johanna; Pimlott-Wilson, Helena
Titel	International Education and the Employability of UK Students
Quelle	In: British Educational Research Journal, 38 (2012) 2, S.281-298 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-1926
DOI	10.1080/01411926.2010.544710
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; International Education; Labor Market; Employment Potential; Graduates; Reputation; Graduate Study; Extracurricular Activities; Asians; Study Abroad; Enrollment; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Einschulung; Großbritannien
Abstract	A common theme within the literature on higher education is the congested nature of the graduate labour market. Researchers have highlighted the lengths to which many students now go, in response to this congestion, to "distinguish themselves" from other graduates: paying increased attention to university status; engaging in a range of extra-curricular activities; and pursuing postgraduate qualifications. Studies that have focused on the strategies of Asian students, specifically, have pointed to the important place of studying abroad as a further strategy in this pursuit of distinction. Given that there is now some evidence that the number of UK students enrolling on a degree programme overseas is increasing, this article explores the extent to which an overseas education can be seen as part of a broader strategy on the part of "British" students to seek distinction within the labour market and whether such an education does indeed offer tangible employment benefits. (Contains 5 notes and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10