Student Success is a six-month longitudinal project for the Connect Benefit Series 2021-22 focusing embedding employability and access, retention, attainment and progression in higher education. This is the third in a series of four podcasts previewing the findings of a literature review on employability 2016-21, which will be published as part of this theme.
In this episode, Dr Roger Dalrymple, Associate Dean: Student Outcomes at Oxford Brookes University and Dr Andrea Macrae, Principal Lecturer, Stylistics and Student Experience at Oxford Brookes University is joined by Dr Maia Pal, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Oxford Brookes University to discuss the aspects of the literature review focusing on critiques of employability. This podcast focuses particularly on how employability is conceptualised, the emphasis on human capital theory and marketisation, and how different aspects of employability from the global north translated in practice in other locations around the world.
This episode was recorded on 2 September 2021.
Advance HE Members can access the podcast and transcript via the documents below.
Listen to first episode on measuring and measures of employability here.
Listen to the second episode on entrepreneurship and work-integrated learning here.
As part of our Connect Benefit Series for 2021-22, our Student Success longitudinal project runs from August to February, focussing on embedding employability in higher education and access, retention, attainment and progression.