Search for dissertations about: "Employability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the word Employability.

  2. 1. Employability perceptions : Nature, determinants, and implications for health and well-being

    Author : Erik Berntson; Magnus Sverke; Staffan Marklund; Jan Johansson Hanse; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; employability; employability perceptions; flexibility; individualisation; changing labour market; self-evaluation; self-efficacy; dual labour market; human capital; health; well-being; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : The general aim of the present thesis is to increase our understanding of perceived employability. Employability perceptions refer to individuals’ beliefs about their possibilities of finding new, equal, or better employment. READ MORE

  4. 2. Doctoral education in the entrepreneurial university : enhanced employability?

    Author : Eloïse Germain-Alamartine; Magnus Klofsten; Dzamila Bienkowska; Peter Van der Sijde; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurial university; Doctoral education; Job mismatches; Regional development; Entrepreneurship; Non-academic careers; Employability; Entreprenöriella universitet; Doktorsexamen; Matchning på arbetsmarknaden; Regional utveckling; Entreprenörskap; Icke-akademisk karriär; Anställningsbarhet;

    Abstract : This dissertation explores the issue of employability of doctorate holders through the theoretical lens of the model of the entrepreneurial university. It starts from the observation that there is a bottleneck in the academic labour market in many countries, making it increasingly difficult for recent doctoral graduates to engage in an academic career. READ MORE

  5. 3. Ethnicizing Employability : Governing the Unemployed in Labour Market Projects in Sweden

    Author : Viktor Vesterberg; Magnus Dahlstedt; Åsa-Karin Engstrand; Oscar Pripp; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Employability; unemployment; social inclusion; social exclusion; ethnicity; governmentality; Anställningsbarhet; arbetslöshet; social inkludering; social exkludering; etnicitet; governmentality;

    Abstract : The dissertation analyzes labour market projects co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) targeting unemployed migrants and ethnicized groups. The analysis is qualitative, discourse-oriented and based on Foucault’s concept of governmentality. READ MORE

  6. 4. Quality in Learning in Rwandan Higher Education : Different stakeholders’ perceptions of students’ learning and employability

    Author : Penelope B. Mbabazi; Andreas Fejes; Sofia Nyström; Lars-Owe Dahlgren; Martin Stigmar; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Students’ learning; employability; higher education; Rwanda; Studenters lärande; anställningsbarhet; högre utbildning; Rwanda;

    Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to investigate quality in learning in higher education in Rwanda by focusing on students’ learning and their employability. This focus allows for an understanding of key challenges for Rwandan higher education to emerge, at a time when more and more students are enrolling. READ MORE

  7. 5. The work of job seeking : studies on career advice for white-collar workers

    Author : Marinette Fogde; Mats Ekström; Kerstin Jacobsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; job seeking; career advice; employability; governmentality; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In contemporary working life, training and guidance on how to write a curriculum vitae (CV) or succeed at an interview are fundamental features of job seeking. This kind of training and guidance, which emphasizes communicative skills and performance, entails ideals and norms in the process of becoming employed. READ MORE