Agency, expertise and working life skills - students’ conceptions of the generic competences required in the world world of work
Year of publication
2021
Authors
Brauer, Sanna; Ratinen, Ilkka; Kumpulainen, Kaisu; Kyrö-Ämmälä, Outi; Nikander, Leena; Väänänen, Ilkka
Abstract
Fundamental changes in working life highlight the demands on the co-operation between the educational sector and working life, that should contribute to students’ employability. In addition to discipline-specific expertise, the development of working life skills has received increasing attention when it comes to employment. Drawing on data from Finnish universities of applied sciences (n=5) and universities (n=3), this paper examines how students (n=380) value the generic competences needed in in the world of work. The study is based on European reforms of labour markets and educational structures. This paper adds to current discourses around employability by highlighting differences between students of universities and universities of applied sciences. The implications of this research suggest paying attention to the concepts of agency, expertise and working life skills as outlined in the integrative pedagogy model, as well as emphasising the requirement for soft skills and generic competences needed in working life.
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University of Oulu
Brauer Sanna Maria
Publication type
Publication format
Article
Parent publication type
Journal
Article type
Original article
Audience
ScientificPeer-reviewed
Peer-ReviewedMINEDU's publication type classification code
A1 Journal article (refereed), original researchPublication channel information
Publisher
Volume
8
Issue
5
Pages
26-54
ISSN
Publication forum
Publication forum level
1
Open access
Open access in the publisher’s service
Yes
Open access of publication channel
Fully open publication channel
Self-archived
Yes
Article processing fee (EUR)
123
Other information
Fields of science
Educational sciences
Keywords
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Publication country
Romania
Internationality of the publisher
International
Language
English
International co-publication
No
Co-publication with a company
No
DOI
10.46827/ejes.v8i5.3710
The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection
Yes