Education + Training: Volume 63 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Jason Turner, Jonathan Winterton

Project-based learning (PBL): outcomes of students’ engagement in an external consultancy project in Oman

Rakesh Belwal, Shweta Belwal, Azlinor Binti Sufian, Amal Al Badi

Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an innovative approach to learning that employs a multitude of strategies critical for success in the twenty-first century. It exposes students to…

The role of junior enterprises in the development of students' entrepreneurial skills

Ana Dias Daniel, João Almeida

This study assesses the effects of junior enterprises (JEs) on the entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions of engineering higher education students, compared to a group of social…

Are graduates as good as they think? A discussion of overconfidence among graduates and its impact on employability

Dieu Hack-Polay

The paper aims to critically examine overconfidence in numeracy among higher education (HE) graduates and its impact on their employability. The paper discusses the extent to…

Accounting graduate readiness for work: a case study of South East Asia

Duc Phan, Prem Yapa, Ha Thanh Nguyen

This paper compares and contrasts graduate accountant skills and employers' expectations in South East Asia (SEA).

Competencies and success measured by net income among Hungarian HE graduates

Gabriella Kuráth, Norbert Sipos

The purpose of this paper is to show the effects of the six competence areas of Garcia-Aracil and Van der Velden (2007) on new graduates' labor market success measured by salary.

The impact of situated learning activities on technology university students' learning outcome

Hua-Huei Chiou

The purpose of this study was to investigate 3D virtual reality (VR) situated activity, preschool reality and how the lecture teaching method affects technology university…

Student perspectives on employability development in higher education in South Africa

Oluyomi Susan Pitan, Colette Muller

This study responds to identified challenges of poor work-readiness of many graduates and the inadequate relation between education and work. Through students' perspectives, the…

Factors in the acquisition of ethical training

Sara Rodriguez Gomez, María Victoria Lopez Perez, Raquel Garde Sánchez, Lázaro Rodríguez Ariza

Society in general demands ethical behaviour in the business world. The research aim of the paper is to analyse whether higher education institutions of business contribute to…

Bridging the gaps between higher education and the business world: internships in a faculty of economics and business

Elena Urquía-Grande, Raquel Pérez Estébanez

The purpose of this research paper is to analyse the internship expectations gap amongst the three main internship stakeholders: employers (company supervisors), academic…