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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 215-230 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Geography in Higher Education |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 7 Apr 2010 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
The employability of university graduates is a concern in higher education as labour markets change more and more rapidly. This is of particular relevance for multi-faceted subjects such as geography. Studies on employability have to consider to what degree a university education helps graduates start a career. The results of a survey of 257 geography graduates of JLU (Justus Liebig University) Giessen, Germany, indicate that the traditional curricula did not necessarily prepare German geographers adequately for their jobs. The graduates possess more knowledge than required but lack important competences and transferable skills that the job market demands. This may be partly remedied by the introduction of project-oriented classes.
Keywords
- Competences, Education mismatch, Employability, Higher education, Knowledge, Problem-based learning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
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In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol. 34, No. 2, 01.05.2010, p. 215-230.
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AU - Hennemann, Stefan
AU - Liefner, Ingo
N1 - Funding Information: The authors are indebted to James F. Petersen of Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, for his valuable comments on an earlier version of this paper and Christian Diller and Jürg Luterbacher for the example of a current project module. They also thank five anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments that eventually brought significant improvements to this paper. They very much appreciate the financial support by JLU Giessen for carrying out the alumni survey.
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