Self-perceived employability: Construction and initial validation of a scale for university students

This paper reports the development of a research instrument to examine the expectations and self-perceptions of employability of business undergraduates (bachelor degree students) in three UK universities, and examines relationships with other measures. The scale was found to have a satisfactory int...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of vocational behavior 2008-08, Vol.73 (1), p.1-12
Main Authors: Rothwell, Andrew, Herbert, Ian, Rothwell, Frances
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Akademikerberuf
Bachelors Degrees
Bindung
College Students
Employability
Employment
Employment Potential
Expectations
Foreign Countries
Graduate employment
Großbritannien
Higher Education
Konflikt
Labor Market
Mitarbeiter
Perceptions
Positional conflict theory
Reliability
Student
Studies
United Kingdom
University commitment
University students
Validity
Wahrnehmung
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This paper reports the development of a research instrument to examine the expectations and self-perceptions of employability of business undergraduates (bachelor degree students) in three UK universities, and examines relationships with other measures. The scale was found to have a satisfactory internal reliability coefficient for an untested measure ( α = .75) and had discriminant validity from other new measures such as university commitment. ‘Internal’ and ‘external’ dimensions were identified, the latter relating to the perceptions of the strength of the university brand, the state of the external labour market, and the demand for the degree subject. Perceptions of future employability were surprisingly modest, notably for those in arguably the strongest position, suggesting that these self-perceptions may be a product of relative societal expectations, consistent with positional conflict theory.
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2007.12.001