Education + Training: Volume 66 Issue 7

Unleashing entrepreneurial potential: venture creation and self-directed experiential learning on social media amongst secondary school-aged business owners

Vanessa H.C. Jim, Jessie M.L. Chow, Donald F.B. Ward

This research paper aims to explore how secondary school-aged business owners utilise social media to engage in informal learning. The authors make use of the concept of a…

The interrelationships between emotional intelligence, achievement motivation and students’ employability: exploring the mediating effect of self-efficacy

Xiang Li, Ruihui Pu, Nutteera Phakdeephirot

This research examines the mediating effect of self-efficacy among interrelationships of emotional intelligence, achievement motivation and students’ employability in the Chinese…

Variety of entrepreneurial skills measured in the entrepreneurship education literature

Iselin Mauseth Steira, Karin Wigger, Einar Rasmussen

Having a varied set of skills is essential for becoming and succeeding in entrepreneurship, and developing students’ entrepreneurial skills is a key objective of entrepreneurship…

The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention: the moderating role of perceived governmental support

Saleh Al-Omar, Ammar Alalawneh, Ayman Harb

This paper aims to examine the direct impact of entrepreneurship education on university students' entrepreneurial intention and the moderating role of perceived governmental…

Entrepreneurial identity as a career compass – An exploration of the career narratives of entrepreneurial education graduates

Nils Magne Killingberg

Since there are limited role models and career templates for entrepreneurship education (EE) graduates in the labour market, their careers are largely based on personal…

Students’ first professional placement: unravelling expectations and realities

Lindsay Eastgate, Andrea Bialocerkowski, Peter Creed, Michelle Hood, Michael Anthony Machin, Paula Brough, Sonya Winterbotham

This study aims to examine the anticipated and actual challenges encountered by occupational therapy and physiotherapy students during their first full-time professional placement…

Innovation and sustainability from the perspective of entrepreneurial intention: a cross-cultural approach

Luis Eduardo Brandão Paiva, Lucía Muñoz-Pascual, Jesús Galende

This study aims to investigate the influence of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), innovation and sustainability, through environmental awareness, in the formation of…

The role of training in the “school-to-work” transition in the Russian labour market

Ekaterina Smoliarchuk, Sergey Roshchin, Pavel Travkin

The article aims to describe the role of training and examines the impact on the wages of university and college graduates.

The role of individual factors in perceived sustainable employability: an application in higher education

Paula Álvarez-González, María J. López-Miguens, Gloria Caballero

Sustainable employability has emerged as a multifaceted construct that measures individuals' abilities to function in the labour market throughout their working lives. Therefore…

The impact of international internships on Japanese undergraduates’ English achievement: perspectives on cultural capital theory

Chih-Hao Chang, Yuji Utsumi

Drawing on the perspectives of cultural capital theory, this study investigated the impact of international internships on the performance of Japanese undergraduates on the Test…

Re-envisioning vocational education: critical discourse analysis of a government publicity campaign in Hong Kong

Kara Chan, Jasmine Zhang

Vocational education in Hong Kong suffers from an image problem. Stakeholders often perceive it as a second-best option for those who fail to advance in academic education. In…

Beyond graduation: understanding professional downgrading in Moroccan vocational training alumni

Aomar Ibourk, Zakaria Elouaourti

Young graduates in Morocco are encountering an increasingly challenging labor market environment. Confronted with intense competition, job insecurity, and unclear career…

Micro-credentials through the eyes of employers: benefits, challenges and enablers of effectiveness

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha, Nina Van Dyke, Michael Spittle, Anthony Watt, Andrew Smallridge

This study explores the perceptions of Australian employers regarding the benefits and challenges of micro-credentials within higher education and enablers of their effectiveness.

Subjective career success among new graduates and the role of personal factors

Denise Jackson, Ruth Bridgstock, Claire Lambert, Matalena Tofa, Ruth Sibson

Flatter organisational structures and nonlinear career trajectories mean intrinsic value and subjective career success are increasingly important for motivating, guiding and…

Boosting entrepreneurial intentions among potential TVET entrepreneurs of higher education institutes

Naimatullah Shah, Safia Bano, Ummi Naiemah Saraih, Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Bahadur Ali Soomro

In this study, we aim to investigate entrepreneurial intention (EI) among potential entrepreneurs who were students at Pakistan’s higher education institutes (HEIs) of technical…