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This book focuses on employer engagement in education, how it is delivered and the differentiated impact it has on young people in their progression through schooling and higher education into the labour market.
List of contents
Preface- Nancy Hoffman, Robert Schwartz
Introduction- Julian Stanley, Anthony Mann, Louise Archer
Part one: Conceptualising employer engagement in education
Chapter 1
Conceptualising Aspiration- Louis Archer
Chapter 2
A theoretical framework for employer engagement- Julian Stanley, Anthony Mann
Chapter 3
A conceptual framework for the American Labour Market: engagement, achievement and transition- James Stone ш
Chapter 4
Youth Employment in the Twenty-First Century- Kathrin Hoeckel
Part two: Social and economic contexts
Chapter 5Social Mobility in Britain 1991-2005- Yaojun Li, Fiona Devine
Chapter 6
The winners and losers in the ‘hourglass’ labour market- Craig Holmes, Ken Mayhew
Chapter 7
Local labour markets: What effects do they have on the aspirations of young people?- Ralf St. Clair, Keith Kintrea, Muir Houston.
Chapter 8
Local labour markets: What effects do they have on the aspirations of young people?- Emma Norris, Becky Francis
Part three: Equity and Access in the experience of employer engagement
Chapter 9
The views of young Britons (aged 19-24) on their teenage experiences of school-mediated employer engagement - Anthony Mann, Elnaz T. Kashefpakdel
Chapter 10
That aroma of where they are likely to go: Employer engagement in high performing English independent schools- Prue Huddleston, Anthony Mann, James Dawkins
Chapter 11
The role of Work Experience in the UK Higher Education admissions process- Steven Jones
Chapter 12
How school work experience policies can widen student horizons or reproduce social inequality- Tricia le Gallais, Richard Hatcher
Part four: Economic Impacts and Employment Outcomes
Chapter 13
School-mediated employer engagement and labour market outcomes for young adults: wage premia, NEET outcomes and career confidence- Christian Percy, Anthony MannChapter 14
Exploring outcomes of youth apprenticeship in Canada- Alison Taylor, Milosh Raykov, Zane Hamm,
Chapter 15
Work experience: the economic case for employers- David Massey
Conclusion
Conclusions- Julian Stanley, Anthony Mann, Louis Archer....................................
About the author
Anthony Mann is Director of Policy and Research at the Education and Employers Taskforce.
Julian Stanley is Head of Centre, Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick, UK.
Louise Archer is Professor of Sociology of Education at King’s College London, UK.
Summary
This book focuses on employer engagement in education, how it is delivered and the differentiated impact it has on young people in their progression through schooling and higher education into the labour market.
