The labour market's requirement profiles for higher education graduates

Braun, Edith; Brachem, Julia-Carolin

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“…As a method, self-assessment has been criticized because assessments of one's own actions are considered unreliable (e.g., Paulhus and Vazire, 2007). For example, Braun and Brachem (2017) state that self-reported competences cannot be equivalent to an objective assessment of competences. In the Finnish educational context, however, an interesting phenomenon has been found.…”

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The role of positive atmosphere on learning generic skills in higher education—Experiences of physical education students

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The purpose of this study is to examine what kind of role does positive atmosphere play in learning generic skills. The study was carried out in the final year of Finnish physical education (PE) teacher education where teachers of this study module have developed their pedagogical practices for a long time to foster and maintain the positive learning atmosphere of the course. In this study the learning atmosphere was examined from the perspectives of students addressing the following research questions: (1) How do the students perceive and experience the constructed learning atmosphere? (2) What generic skills do PE students report to learn during the final year study module? (3) What kind of relationship exists between the perceived learning atmosphere and learning generic skills? The data of this study were collected via an internet questionnaire (N = 189, n = 125) and interviews (n = 19) and analyzed applying qualitative content analysis and using statistical methods. According to the results, the PE students felt that the learning atmosphere of their final year study module was warm and conversational; it was easy to get their own voice heard during the final year. The PE students reported that they had learned versatile and plenty of different generic skills, particularly various social skills. There were statistically significant associations between positive atmosphere and some generic skills, such as the development of creativity, but they were not very strong. To understand this finding, the instruments of the study are discussed, especially from the perspective of the development of the questionnaire statements. Although the relationship between perceived positive atmosphere and learning generic skills was only moderate, the findings are promising. For example, the good practices documented in this study, such as how to construct a warm educational atmosphere, may be applied when developing other study modules.

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“…Hart Research Associates 2015; Artess et al, 2017). De acordo com os participantes, e na mesma linha do que outros autores identificaram (e.g., Braun e Brachem, 2017;Tomlinson, 2017), importa, não só a posse de conhecimentos científicos e técnico-profissionais, mas também a capacidade de os mobilizar para resolver problemas e enfrentar desafios em contexto real de trabalho, pelo que os empregadores procuram, essencialmente, diplomados que demonstrem competências transversais (e.g., capacidade de comunicação, a capacidade de liderança, a capacidade de argumentação, os objetivos e a motivação do candidato).…”

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“…No entanto, nas últimas décadas, acentuaram-se as evidências de que as qualificações são apenas um dos elementos que compõem o perfil que os empregadores procuram num graduado (Tomlinson, 2017;Braun e Brachem, 2017). Vários estudos sugerem que os empregadores estão crescentemente interessados nas competências, nomeadamente, as transversais e transferíveis para contextos fora da área científica dos graduados (Fragoso e Paulos, 2018;Stwine e Jungert, 2010;Tomlinson, 2017).…”

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Práticas de seleção de graduados em duas regiões de Portugal: currículo ideal e competências valorizadas

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2020

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O presente estudo centra-se nas práticas de seleção de diplomados do Ensino Superior, por parte de empregadores dos setores privados, público e terceiro setor, de duas regiões de Portugal, uma situada no norte e outra no sul. Pretendeu-se conhecer quais são as técnicas mais utilizadas pelos empregadores dos três setores e identificar fatores que influenciem o processo de seleção de graduados. Para a recolha de dados, foram realizadas 19 entrevistas semiestruturadas a empregadores dos três setores económicos. Quanto à análise dos dados, foram consideradas categorias emergentes, no sentido de descobrir padrões de significado, com recurso a um procedimento indutivo. Os resultados sugerem que as práticas de seleção mais utilizadas são 1. a análise curricular, através da qual é feita uma pré-seleção dos candidatos que apresentam um curriculum vitae (CV) claro e sucinto e que reúnem os requisitos mínimos de formação académica e de experiência profissional tendo em conta a vaga para a qual estão a recrutar; e 2. a entrevista de seleção, na qual tentam avaliar as competências transversais e a correspondência entre os valores do candidato e os da organização. O estudo revela que as competências transversais parecem ser hoje muito importantes para os empregadores e que a ideia de empregabilidade está relacionada com a responsabilidade individual dos graduados; destaca também o aumento das expectativas dos empregadores face à responsabilidade das Instituições de Ensino Superior na promoção da empregabilidade dos seus estudantes.

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“…Based on the theoretical foundations and the empirical results, Braun and Brachem (2015) suggest certain areas of generic skills of graduates that can be assessed with their instrument. Braun and Brachem (2017) identified nine areas of generic skills that graduates must possess for their daily work life:…”

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“…We therefore define generic competences as the ability to successfully master complex situations. Performance-based competences consist of a skillset which can be applied to different disciplines and which is needed in variety of situations (Heijke et al, 2003;Rychen and Salganik, 2003;Green, 2009;Braun and Brachem, 2017).…”

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Comparing learning opportunities of generic skills in higher education to the requirements of the labour market

Lohberger

Braun

2022

Front. Educ.

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In research on higher education, the link between education and future professional success is well-documented. Little research, however, has been done about existing learning opportunities at institutions of higher education that help students acquire generic skills and on the fit between such learning opportunities and labor market demands. To address these questions, we adapted an existing scale for assessing areas of generic skills, which originated in research on job requirements, and transferred it to a survey of students (N = 4,258). We also implemented a comparable questionnaire, assessing the same set of generic skills, in a graduate survey (N = 378). The results of our study show that by using a theoretical model such as this, it is possible to connect student and graduate surveys related to generic skills. Factor analysis provides evidence for the theoretical expected areas for students. Cluster analysis of student data suggests that learning opportunities for generic skills differ according to field of study. We conclude by discussing our study’s limitations and implications.

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The labour market's requirement profiles for higher education graduates

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The role of positive atmosphere on learning generic skills in higher education—Experiences of physical education students

The role of positive atmosphere on learning generic skills in higher education—Experiences of physical education students

Práticas de seleção de graduados em duas regiões de Portugal: currículo ideal e competências valorizadas

Comparing learning opportunities of generic skills in higher education to the requirements of the labour market

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