'Regional universities' and pedagogy : graduate employability in rural labour markets

'Regional universities' and pedagogy : graduate employability in rural labour markets / Gigliola Paviotti.

This book explores the issue of graduate employability in rural labour markets. European higher education institutions are expected to be crucial players in terms of regional innovation, contributing through research, education and formation of human capital. The author asks how this role be played...

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Main Author: Paviotti, Gigliola
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2020.
Subjects:
College graduates > Employment > Europe.
Manpower policy, Rural > Europe.
Labor market > Europe > Regional disparities.
College graduates > Employment
Labor market > Regional disparities
Manpower policy, Rural
Europe
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Tables
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Graduate Employability
  • 1.1 From Employment to Employability
  • 1.2 Defining Employability
  • 1.2.1 Macro-Level
  • 1.2.2 Meso-Level
  • 1.2.3 Micro-Level
  • 1.3 Employability as Entrepreneurial Process
  • 1.4 What Are Graduate Jobs?
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Policies and Practices in European Regional Development
  • 2.1 Regional Policies
  • 2.2 Educational Policies
  • 2.3 Global Goals
  • 2.4 Towards Sustainable Growth: Overall Goals and a Missed Policy Alignment
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Rural Territories and Graduate Employment
  • 3.1 Defining Rural
  • 3.2 Characteristics of Rural Economies
  • 3.3 Employment in Rural Economies
  • 3.4 Job Seeking in Rural Settings
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Higher Education and Employability
  • 4.1 Higher Education and Employability
  • 4.1.1 "The Change" in Practice
  • 4.1.2 Employability Models
  • The DOTS Model
  • The USEM Model
  • The Career Edge Model
  • 4.2 The Role of Career and Support Services
  • 4.3 "What Are Universities For?"
  • References
  • Chapter 5: The Employers
  • 5.1 The Changing Labour Market: Employers' Perspective
  • 5.2 The Employers' Expectations on Graduates
  • 5.3 Recruitment Strategies and the Concept of Work Readiness
  • 5.4 Different Sizes and Different Needs? Large and Small Companies and Graduate Recruitment
  • 5.5 Analysing Gaps in Transitions: The Concept of Skills Mismatch and the Role of Employers
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Students and Graduates
  • 6.1 The Most Educated Generations in History?
  • 6.2 Students and Employability
  • 6.3 Graduates' Transitions: Facing the Labour Market
  • 6.4 Internships and Traineeships
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Pedagogies for Employability of Graduates in the Regional Labour Market
  • 7.1 Looking for Models of Intervention
  • 7.2 Place-based Pedagogy
  • 7.3 Pursuing Employability for Rural Labour Markets
  • References
  • Conclusions
  • Index

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