Graduates' employment and the discourse of employability: a critical analysis

By Marie‐Pierre Moreau, Carole Leathwood. 2006

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Subfields: Education, Political Science and International Relations

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Employing discourse: universities and graduate ‘employability’ (2010, background): “Such changes reflect transformations in the nature and characteristics of employment (Harvey 2000), structural changes in labour markets (Brown 2003) and generally the changing context of graduate employment (Moreau and Leathwood 2006).”
Students’ use of extra-curricular activities for positional advantage in competitive job markets (2013, background): “The discourse of employability has long been the centre of attention of individuals, organisations and governments (Moreau and Leathwood 2006 ).”
The student perspective on employability (2013, background): “Echoing the findings from Moreau and Leathwood (2006), top of the list on university support, for all groups and years, was the placement opportunity.”
Student Perceptions of the Importance of Employability Skill Provision in Business Undergraduate Programs (2013, background): “Some (Moreau & Leathwood, 2006; Tomlinson, 2008; Tymon, 2011) suggest students acknowledge the value in developing employability skills in higher education, for short-term economic gain and/or longer term advantages; while others maintain they do not (Rae, 2007).”
Graduate Employability: A Review of Conceptual and Empirical Themes (2012, background): “What this research has shown is that graduates anticipate the labour market to engender high risks and uncertainties (Moreau and Leathwood, 2006; Tomlinson, 2007) and are managing their expectations accordingly.”
Impact of participation in extra-curricular activities during college on graduate employability: an empirical study of graduates of Taiwanese business schools (2014, methodology): “…were selected: work experiences (Ehiyazaryan 2009; Gracia 2009), gender (Moreau and Leathwood 2006; Wickramasinghe and Perera 2010), disability (Moreau and Leathwood 2006; Pryor and Hawkins 2009), social class and ethnicity (Moreau and Leathwood 2006), university factors (Harber and Lynn 2002;…”
Do employability skills really matter in the UK graduate labour market? The case of business and management graduates (2011, background): “Moreau and Leathwood (2006) argue that, far from eradicating disadvantage, the employability discourse has compounded problems of social reproduction by placing the blame for low achievement in the hands of the individual and effectively removing structural and political explanations from the…”
A study to investigate the prevalence of social anxiety in a sample of higher education students in the United Kingdom (2009, background): “However, it is known that learning in many United Kingdom (UK) universities is now predicated on students exiting with a portfolio of personal skills that will be attractive to potential employers (Financial Services Skills Council, 2006; Hogarth et al., 2007; Moreau & Leathwood, 2006).”
Higher education and unemployment in Europe: an analysis of the academic subject and national effects (2010, background): “For instance, Moreau and Leathwood (2006) observe an upward trend on graduates’ unemployment in most European countries, and predict that the trend will be rather persistent.”