'You have to work ten times harder': first-in-family students, employability and capital development

H McCafferty, M Tomlinson, S Kirby - Journal of Education and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Since the 1990s, UK government policy has sought to increase access to higher education,
with a plan to improve social mobility. However, enhancing the employability prospects for …

Recognising the value of non-professional part-time work in assessing graduate employability: A challenge to employers

D Grant-Smith, T Weiler - Industry and Higher Education, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Enhancing graduate employability is an increasing focus within higher education, however,
although part-time work is a majority experience for students the skills gained through non …

The new localism, social reproduction, and reform of school-based vocational education in the state of Victoria, Australia

R Strathdee - Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Concerns about the poor outcomes from school-based vocational education, which is
heavily concentrated in schools serving disadvantaged communities, has led the State …

First-in-Family students' roots and routes into higher education: Familial dynamics as drivers for breaking intergenerational cycles of educational attainment

F Lessky - European Educational Research Journal, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study fills significant gaps in knowledge around how familial dynamics shape First-in-
Family students' educational pathways, inform how they engage with the higher education …

'It was like navigating uncharted waters': exposing the hidden capitals and capabilities of the graduate marketplace

S O'Shea - Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Differentials in graduate employment outcomes are pervasive across Australian higher
education. Workforce participation is not evenly distributed across student cohorts, and …

[图书][B] A narrative inquiry into the formation and deployment of graduate capitals by first-generation graduates over time

R Maccabe - 2023 - search.proquest.com
There has been a clear shift in the literature from employability as the acquisition of skills to
employability as an active and socially constructed process that unfolds over time and …

A multi-method perspective on developing professional accounting graduates in a social constructivist learning context through self-authorship and career self …

JA Kestel - 2023 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
Accounting education is expected to provide learning experiences that meet the
requirements of employers and prepare graduates for their career, despite the rapidly …

The Lack of What …?: First-in-Family Learners and Their University Experience

S O'Shea, J May, C Stone, J Delahunty - First-in-Family Students …, 2023 - Springer
This chapter explores how the First-in-Family (FiF) cohort is theorised and defined in various
geographical and cultural contexts. Beginning with a critique around a lack of clarity of this …