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Where there's a WIL, there's a way: upwardly mobile young men pursuing non-formal WIL opportunities to enhance employability.
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Journal of Education & Work . Jul2023, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p366-380. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Historically, males from low socio-economic backgrounds have been a difficult demographic for educators to reach and engage. Despite efforts to widen participation in Australia, males who would be considered 'first-in-family', remain severely underrepresented in higher education. For those who do attend, they often encounter significant barriers and are at a higher risk of attrition. Experiences with employment can be a determiner of their success at university both in terms of informing or reaffirming their prospects for future employment. While recent policies in Australia have sought to integrate working-integrated learning (WIL) into university studies, these are not available to all students thus opportunities to develop skills and attributes through WIL remains a fragmented picture. As a result, we are witnessing many young people who are concerned about their future employability seeking out non-formal WIL opportunities to bolster their CVs. This paper explores the motivations of first-in-family males to pursue non-formal WIL opportunities and the effects these endeavours had upon their aspirations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EMPLOYABILITY
*SOCIOECONOMICS
*HIGHER education
*COLLEGE students
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13639080
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Education & Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164943735
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2023.2226074