Is graduate employability the ‘whole-of-higher-education-issue’?

Graduate employability has become an issue in Vietnam since many university students do not satisfy the needs of employers. Universities often receive the strongest criticism on the poor employability assets graduates possess. The ill-preparation of university graduates is considered the result of the out dated and irrelevant curriculum in the higher education system, of the traditional teaching methods and the absent of career guidance in most universities. This article, however, aims to challenge this common criticism that university is to blame for the ill-preparation for employment of its graduates. By conducting a qualitative research inviting the voices of both students and employers on the issue, this article wants to address a wider context and circumstance and also the related issues surrounding the transition from university to work of Vietnamese university graduates. It suggests that not only universities, but also students, employers and other related stakeholders (i.e. student’s family, government and educational policy makers) should acknowledge the changes in society, should be aware of the cultural features at work, and should see their responsibility in the process. They all should make an effort to create mutual understanding, to collaborate and to enhance the development of graduate employability in the Vietnamese context.     

Embedded creative workers and creative work in education

This article is concerned with the many connections between creative work and workers, and education work and industries. Employment in the education sector has long been recognised as a significant element in creative workers’ portfolio careers. Much has been written, for example, about the positive contribution of ‘artists in schools’ initiatives. Australian census analyses reveal that education is the most common industry sector into which creative workers are ‘embedded’, outside of the core creative industries. However, beyond case studies and some survey research into arts instruction and instructors, we know remarkably little about in which education roles and sectors creative workers are embedded, and the types of value that they add in those roles and sectors. This article reviews the extant literature on creative work and workers in education, and presents the findings of a survey of 916 graduates from creative undergraduate degrees in Australia. The findings suggest that education work is very common among creative graduates indeed, while there are a range of motivating factors for education work among creative graduates, on average they are satisfied with their careers, and that creative graduates add significant creative-cultural and creative-generic value add through their work.     

Programme recruitment and evaluation: the effect of an employability enhancement programme on the general self-efficacy levels of unemployed graduates

This paper reports research that engaged in the evaluation of an intervention programme designed to enhance the employability of a group of unemployed graduates. The evaluation adopted a quasi-experimental intervention research method employing a general self-efficacy scale, which had been validated in prior research. Results revealed that participants displayed higher levels of GSE after engagement in the programme. Results also revealed the effect of ‘behavioural plasticity’ on the intervention experiences of unemployed graduate participants. The findings of this study are discussed in relation to programme design, recruitment and evaluation.     

Experiential learning of management principles via online student-manager discussions

This teaching brief describes an experiential project used in a graduate Principles of Management course for nonbusiness undergraduate students. Groups of four to six first-year MBA students interviewed a seasoned manager online twice over the 8-week course and discussed the applications of course material. Project subtopics included an introduction to management, strategic management, ethics and social responsibility, innovation and change management, international business, organizational structure, authority and job design, human resource management, leadership, and communication, operations management, and business analytics. Students completed a group report and an individual reflection on their experience. Over 92% of graduate students in the class indicated that the project was a positive learning activity.     

体育学科硕士研究生创新能力缺失分析与对策

从学生、导师、培养单位和教师教学四个层面,基于江苏省在制定《学校体育十二五发展规划》所做的现状调研数据,应用文献资料法和理论分析方法就当前体育学科研究生创新能力缺失的因素进行讨论,结合自身工作实践提出相应的对策,以期为提高我国体育学科研究生的培养质量提供参考。     

研究生党支部建设的现状及对策研究

本文对当前研究生党支部建设的现状和存在的问题进行了深入分析,提出了通过加强班子建设、创新支部活动内容形式、建立健全支部建设长效机制等途径加强研究生党支部建设的路径。     

高等体育院校体育教育专业本科毕业论文现状分析与对策研究

毕业论文质量反映了教学质量及学生的综合能力。近年来体育院校本科毕业生的论文出现一些问题。文章通过对天津体育学院2008-2011届体育教育专业的547篇毕业论文进行统计分析和研究,发现存在着选题脱离专业、题目雷同扎堆等问题,并针对问题提出合理化建议。     

体院体育教育训练学研究生专业技术培养方式的调查研究

调查发现，扩招后的体育教育训练学研究生的培养，整体上处于上升的发展态势，但在培养方式上还存在一些问题。针对发现的问题，应根据体育专业的特殊性，采取相应的改进对策，解决好培养目标与社会需求、培养投入与高层次人才要求、培养方式与实践能力、以及导师队伍建设等问题，以提高研究生的培养质量.     

VAK学习理论及研究生英语应用能力培养

随着教师教学理念的转变,越来越多的教师和学生更注重学习过程的产出,由此推动VAK学习理论的普遍应用。VAK学习理论主要是根据学生的实际情况和喜好特点进行分类,根据学生感知渠道的偏好,能够将学生分为视觉型、听觉型和触觉型三类,有助于激发学生自身的潜能。在进行非英语专业研究生英语教学工作中,帮助学生了解自身的实际情况,找到适合自己的学习方法,有助于更好地满足社会市场对人才提出的需求,也能够通过不同渠道得到专业素质的有效培养和提升。     

Graduate Business Students and Business Information Literacy: A Novel Approach

Currently the literature examining formal business information literacy (BIL) instruction and graduate business students focuses on the collaborative efforts between individual librarians and business school faculty members to bring information literacy into the classroom. This article argues that all graduate business students need formal BIL instruction to succeed in their studies and as business leaders. The unique decade-long collaboration between Hofstra University's Axinn Library and Frank G. Zarb School of Business is examined.