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Boosting Employability Through Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Critical Analysis of Employability and Entrepreneurship in EU Policy Documents




TekijätLaalo Hanna, Kinnari Heikki, Silvennoinen Heikki, Haltia Nina

ToimittajaSiivonen Päivi, Isopahkala-Bouret Ulpukka, Tomlinson Michael, Korhonen Maija, Haltia Nina

Julkaisuvuosi2023

Kokoomateoksen nimiRethinking Graduate Employability in Context : Discourse, Policy and Practice

Aloitussivu73

Lopetussivu93

ISBN978-3-031-20652-8

eISBN978-3-031-20653-5

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20653-5_4

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20653-5_4

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/179923889


Tiivistelmä

In EU higher education policy, improving graduate employability is a central concern, setting guidelines and putting pressure not only on higher education institutions but also on individuals. In this chapter, the policy discourse on producing employable graduates is analysed by considering entrepreneurship education as a governing technology. The analysis illustrates how entrepreneurship education is represented as an empowering solution to maximise graduates’ employment and economic potential. Graduates are within the policy being governed by risk. While the goal of the policy appears to be producing empowered and employable graduates with a self-responsible entrepreneurial mindset, the policy might also set unintentional pressures and participate in generating a character of a ‘neurotic citizen’ who has a constant fear of losing control in life and dropping out from society.


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