Education + Training: Volume 65 Issue 1

Does studying abroad matter? The case of entrepreneurial intention

Halil Ali Uskuri, Harun Sesen

The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of getting a higher education degree in a developed country on entrepreneurial intentions of individuals in developing…

Disentangling the roles of academic major and gender in determining entrepreneurial intentions among students

Brian A. Polin

The purpose of this research is to compare the levels of EI of male and female students, EI among students of three different academic faculties: business, engineering and nursing…

How equity practices within universities facilitate women graduates' employability

Gail Crimmins, Sarah Casey

This paper argues that universities can facilitate women graduates' employability by supporting gender equity within their institutions. It presents a rationale and strategy for…

“I will learn from my mistakes if we are close and supportive”: a moderated-mediating model of learning from mistakes

Man Lung Jonathan Kwok, Raymond Kwong

This study aims to identify the antecedents of learning from mistakes within the student group work setting. Specifically, this study provides empirical evidence of how…

Strengthening precarity? A critical analysis of education and training programmes in the UK (Scotland)

Lesley Doyle, Geng Wang

The aim of this paper is to examine the provision of education and training programmes for young people in Scotland for work and lifelong learning within the context of the skills…

The development and validation of the student's employability competences questionnaire (SECQ)

Rémi Scoupe, Inge Römgens, Simon Beausaert

This paper aims to measure the extent to which students possess the necessary competences of an employable graduate, the authors explored the development and validation of a…

LinkedIn as a pedagogical tool for careers and employability learning: a scoping review of the literature

Michael Healy, Sandra Cochrane, Paula Grant, Marita Basson

Professional networks are conduits for career insight, vehicles for career exploration and incubators of professional identity. Accordingly, LinkedIn is a rich environment for…

How attractive are internship advertisements to prospective applicants? A mixed-method examination through the lens of employer branding

Maria S. Plakhotnik, Kristina S. Shmaytser, Kirill A. Feofilov

The purpose of this study was to investigate attractiveness of internship advertisements to the prospective applicants through the lens of employer branding. By giving attention…

Assessing graduates' transversal competences through an adapted MMI model: confidant interview vs stress interview

Carla Freire, Iris Barbosa

The purpose of this article is to compare graduates' score rates in two multiple mini-interview (MMI) stations designed to assess graduates from several academic areas: confidant…

Business students' psychological capital and quality of university life: the moderating role of study crafting

Nguyen Dinh Tho

This study takes its basis in job demands-resources (JD-R) and psychological resource theories to investigate the role of two personal factors – psychological capital (PsyCap) and…