Employability via Higher Education: Sustainability as Scholarship (eBook)

Alice Diver (Herausgeber)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2019
XIV, 564 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-26342-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book discusses the topic of graduate employability from the premise that in this era of 'massification,' economic austerity, and political uncertainties, higher education (HE) no longer guarantees a clear 'work place advantage.' Divided into three sections, the book offers theoretical and philosophical discourses on the 'HE quandary,' whilst taking into account - and critiquing - political, temporal, and national contexts. It culminates in an investigation into specific discipline areas. It offers insights into the way that institutions, decision-makers, academics, and professional support staff can work together towards ensuring that our graduates are able to cope with the varied demands and challenges of modern job markets. It harnesses arguments and reflections on the breadth and depth of the functions of HE, such as social transformation, promoting principles of social justice, and providing opportunities. It grounds these in a triadic model for enhancing student engagement and holistic learning, namely, the emotional, cognitive, and behavioural aspects. As an anthology, it is forward-gazing in terms of the sustainability debate, whilst still offering evidence-based, research-grounded, practical suggestions to readers looking for tips and tools of the trade.

Dr Alice Diver is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Liverpool John Moores University, who has worked in HE since 1993. She researches and publishes in the areas of adoption law, human rights, property law, and law in literature. A graduate of Queen's University Belfast (1988), she previously worked as a Solicitor in private practice in Northern Ireland (1991-1995). Her teaching and research supervision areas include property law, family law, indigenous rights, and human rights law. She is the author of a 2013 monograph entitled 'A Law of Blood-ties: The 'Right' to Access Genetic Ancestry' (Springer) which is based upon her PhD (Ulster University, 2012), and co-editor of a collection of essays on the 'Justiciability of Human Rights Law in Domestic Jurisdictions' (Springer, 2015). She has been a trustee for Kinship Care NI since 2014 and a board member of Apex Housing NI since 2013. 

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.9.2019
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 564 p. 39 illus., 19 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: Civil Society • commercial awareness of law students • developing employability through meaningful student • developing students' professional capabilities • group simulations within international business schools • Learning and Instruction • learning gain and employability • multidimensional interpersonal communication • resilience and emotional intelligence • self-efficacy • sustainability • work-based learning
• ISBN-10: 3-030-26342-8 / 3030263428
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-26342-3 / 9783030263423