scholarly journals Personal Brand Development Aimed At Improving Employment Opportunities – The Role of Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 309-330
Author(s):  
Mirna Marković ◽  
Azra Bašić ◽  
Ajla Čelik ◽  
Ilvana Đešević ◽  
Adna Međedović
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Brand Development ◽  
Personal Brand ◽  
Market Needs

Uncertainty, unfolding in the most extreme forms in the period of one of the greatest global challenges– a threat to the health and wellbeing of people, caused by the pandemic, is gaining a form difficult to conceive in temporal and conceptual terms. In the perception of students, the young people on the brink of the first employment, the uncertainty primarily reflects in the estimate of possibilities of finding a job and opportunities to construct a professional identity. This paper examines the potential role of personal branding in the improvement of student opportunities to find the desired job, as well as the importance of higher education institutions as strategic partners in the process. This paper, among others, also emphasizes the importance of empowering students towards the recognition of the role of their knowledge and competencies acquired during the studies; the role which does not correspond to banal, oversimplified reduction of the role of education as means to meet the labour market needs.

scholarly journals Navigating an Uncertain Labor Market in the UK: The Role of Structure and Agency in the Transition from School to Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 688 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92
Author(s):  
Ingrid Schoon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
School To Work ◽  
Occupational Attainment ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Age Cohorts ◽  
Structure And Agency ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Career Options

This article reviews the evidence on young people in the UK making the transition from school to work in a changing socioeconomic climate. The review draws largely on evidence from national representative panels and follows the lives of different age cohorts. I show that there has been a trend toward increasingly uncertain and precarious employment opportunities for young people since the 1970s, as well as persisting inequalities in educational and occupational attainment. The joint role of social structure and human agency in shaping youth transitions is discussed. I argue that current UK policies have forgotten about half of the population of young people who do not go to university, by not providing viable pathways and leaving more and more young people excluded from good jobs and employment prospects. Recommendations are made for policies aimed at supporting the vulnerable and at provision of career options for those not engaged in higher education.

Employment of educated youth in rural Punjab: Amidst Stagnancy and (IM)Mobility

2021 ◽  
pp. 026272802110559
Author(s):  
Kamlesh Narwana ◽  
Angrej Singh Gill
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Economic Marginality ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Career Options

In the context of larger discussions of how education, employment opportunities and social mobility processes intersect, this article presents micro-evidence to interrogate the role of higher education in accessing avenues for mobility regarding employment opportunities for educated youth in India’s rural Punjab. By presenting their career ambitions and trajectories, this fieldwork-based article maps a plethora of dynamics influencing the individual journeys. The article reflects on how social capital, caste and economic marginality affect the career options and mobility potential of these young males and females. The findings reaffirm that caste, compounded by economic inequality, tends to inhibit paths to upward mobility for young people located at the lower end of traditional hierarchies. However, determined efforts by many disadvantaged young rural people to succeed, partly supported by targeted affirmative action programmes, are also showing some remarkable results that offer hope.

scholarly journals The Protective Effect of Exercise in Neurodegenerative Diseases: The Potential Role of Extracellular Vesicles

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 2182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver K Fuller ◽  
Martin Whitham ◽  
Suresh Mathivanan ◽  
Mark A Febbraio
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Extracellular Vesicles ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
The Body ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Systemic Factors ◽  
Diabetes And Obesity

Physical activity has systemic effects on the body, affecting almost every organ. It is important not only for general health and wellbeing, but also in the prevention of diseases. The mechanisms behind the therapeutic effects of physical activity are not completely understood; however, studies indicate these benefits are not confined to simply managing energy balance and body weight. They also include systemic factors which are released into the circulation during exercise and which appear to underlie the myriad of benefits exercise can elicit. It was shown that along with a number of classical cytokines, active tissues also engage in inter-tissue communication via extracellular vesicles (EVs), specifically exosomes and other small EVs, which are able to deliver biomolecules to cells and alter their metabolism. Thus, EVs may play a role in the acute and systemic adaptations that take place during and after physical activity, and may be therapeutically useful in the treatment of a range of diseases, including metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and obesity; and the focus of this review, neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.

The Role of the Higher Education Sector in China's Research and Development System

1989 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 38-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Conroy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Chinese Economy ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Future Growth

Since 1978 science and technology (S&T) have been officially seen as the motors of future growth and modernization of the Chinese economy. Much effort has been devoted to the formulation and implementation of policy to reform the S&T sector to ensure that it will contribute much more than it has in the past to social and economic development. One objective of the reforms has been to mobilize under-utilized resources to expand research and develop ment (R&D) activities. It is in this context that policy-makers in China started to focus their attention on the higher education sector (HES). The sector's potential role as an important R&D performer has been progressively articulated over time in breadth and depth as policy-makers’ concerns have expanded, to examine the relationship between training S&T personnel and scientific research in the context of the rapid changes wrought by the “new technological revolution” (xin jishu geming).

scholarly journals Teacher Educators’ Professional Identity in English-Medium Instruction at a Finnish University

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-33
Author(s):  
Sotiria Pappa ◽  
Josephine Moate
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
The Relationship

Although different forms of English-medium instruction (EMI) are being recognised, the different ways in which EMI can impact the pedagogical activities and expertise of higher education educators have received less attention. Using face-to-face and written interviews with nine teacher educators at a Finnish university, this study examines the most important aspects teacher educators perceive in their work through EMI and how these aspects connect to the understanding of their professional identity. The study is theoretically premised on the interconnected concepts of pedagogical doing, pedagogical being, pedagogical relating, and pedagogical language awareness. The thematically analysed data highlighted the ways in which pedagogical being, doing, and relating revolve around the presence and role of the foreign language in EMI, as well as the concurrent disjunctures and opportunities EMI creates. Pedagogical being informed EMI teacher educators’ orientation to their work and the different ways language impinges on the sense of self as the teacher educators share how they try to understand and respond to the disjunctures of EMI. In terms of pedagogical doing, EMI impinges on how teacher educators enact their practice and the relationships developed with students. However, the focus of pedagogical relating addresses the relationship between the EMI teacher educators and their workplace. The findings from this study will hopefully contribute to the development of EMI teacher preparation and support critical discussions on the ‘Englishisation’ of higher education.

The potential role of public aquaria in human health and wellbeing.

2018 ◽  
pp. 178-189
Author(s):  
D. L. Cracknell ◽  
S. Pahl ◽  
M. P. White ◽  
M. H. Depledge
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Health And Wellbeing

scholarly journals Is There a Role for Higher Education Institutions in Improving the Quality of First Employment?

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seamus McGuinness ◽  
Adele Whelan ◽  
Adele Bergin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Job Placement ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Private Employment

Abstract: This paper examines the potential role of higher education institutions in reducing labour market mismatch amongst new graduates. The research suggests that increasing the practical aspects of degree programmes, irrespective of the field of study, will reduce the incidence of initial mismatch. In terms of routes into the labour market, higher education work placements with the potential to develop into permanent posts and the provision of higher education job placement assistance were found to have substantial impacts in reducing the incidence of graduate mismatch. The use of private employment agencies was found to significantly heighten the risk of subsequent mismatch.

scholarly journals Role and Mechanism of Vitamin A Metabolism in the Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Anaıs Marie ◽  
Morgane Darricau ◽  
Katia Touyarot ◽  
Louise C. Parr-Brownlie ◽  
Clémentine Bosch-Bouju
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Retinoic Acid ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Dopaminergic Neurons ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Vitamin A Metabolism ◽  
Health And Wellbeing

Evidence shows that altered retinoic acid signaling may contribute to the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Retinoic acid is the bioactive derivative of the lipophilic vitamin A. Vitamin A is involved in several important homeostatic processes, such as cell differentiation, antioxidant activity, inflammation and neuronal plasticity. The role of vitamin A and its derivatives in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases, and their potential as therapeutics, has drawn attention for more than 10 years. However, the literature sits in disparate fields. Vitamin A could act at the crossroad of multiple environmental and genetic factors of PD. The purpose of this review is to outline what is known about the role of vitamin A metabolism in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of PD. We examine key biological systems and mechanisms that are under the control of vitamin A and its derivatives, which are (or could be) exploited for therapeutic potential in PD: the survival of dopaminergic neurons, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, circadian rhythms, homeostasis of the enteric nervous system, and hormonal systems. We focus on the pivotal role of ALDH1A1, an enzyme expressed by dopaminergic neurons for the detoxification of these neurons, which is under the control of retinoic acid. By providing an integrated summary, this review will guide future studies on the potential role of vitamin A in the management of symptoms, health and wellbeing for PD patients.

scholarly journals The Role of TASK, A Bridge between Higher Education Institutes and Industries, in Enhancing the Employment Opportunities of Students in the State of Telangana, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
M. Pratibha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The State ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Developed Countries

<p>The present study is an endeavour to have some insights into TASK’s activities and to provide possible suggestions to reduce the present gap between HEIs and industry. TASK has been introduced in the four-year-old state of Telangana to find the need to promote academic freedom in producing skilled professionals. In the process of developing innovative schemes to fill the gap between HEIs (Higher Education Institutes) and industries, the state of Telangana, India, has started TASK (Telangana Association for Skill and Knowledge) in the year 2015. TASK is a non-profit organization with an objective of offering quality human resources and services to the industry at subsidized rates. Courses are created by experts according to the requirements of the industry. These courses are focused to create skilled professionals who can contribute to the industry. For example, when Samsung needed employees trained in Tizen programming, TASK could train and supply the required immediately. TASK enables graduate retention (by avoiding brain drain particularly to the developed countries) and quality attractiveness of local employment. </p>

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