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Producing New Workers: Quality, equality and employability in higher education

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posted on 2023-06-08, 08:48 authored by Louise Morley
This article addresses employability as a performance indicator in higher education. Questions are raised about the values behind seemingly neutral indicators of value, and whether the same employability attributes have similar economic and professional values for different social groups. A central argument is that employability is a socially de-contextualised signifier in so far as it overlooks how social structures such as gender, race, social class and disability interact with labour market opportunities. The article also interrogates hegemonic assumptions behind the concept of key or core skills in higher education.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Quality in Higher Education

ISSN

1353-8322

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

2

Volume

7

Page range

131-138

Pages

7.0

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  • Education Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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