CONFERENCE TITLE - ENHANCING STUDENT EMPLOYABILITY:
Higher Education and Workforce Development

27th-28th January 2005

Related Publications

The following publications/websites provide additional material for delegates (some of which will be referred to by keynote speakers).

Some publications by Professor Lee Harvey and colleagues at the Centre for Research and Evaluation (and CRQ pre 2001):

Tamsin Bowers-Brown, with Lee Harvey, 2004, Are there too many graduates in the UK? A literature review and an analysis of graduate employability. Industry and Higher Education, August, pp. 243-54

Lee Harvey and Tamsin Bowers-Brown, 2003, 'The employability of graduates: cross-country comparisons', Department for Education and Skills (DfES) Research Conference 2003, Learning by Comparison: International Experiences in Education and Training: A Selection of Papers, Research Report: CR2003, pp. 107-123, (Nottingham, DfES) ISBN 1844783138, available at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/CR2003.pdf

Lee Harvey & Peter Knight, 2003, Helping Departments to Develop Employability York, ESECT/HEA

Morey, A., Harvey, L., Williams, J., Saldana, A. and Mena, P., 2003, HE Careers Services and Diversity: How careers advisory services can enhance the employability of graduates from non-traditional backgrounds. Manchester, HECSU. Exec Summary at: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/downloads/csdesk/members/reports/DiversityExecSum.pdf

Harvey, L., 2003, Work Experience and Employability Plans 200-05, Third and Final Report for Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, June 2003. For details see HEFCW Circular W00/52HE

Harvey, L. 2003, On employability, Enhancing Student Employability Co-ordination Team (ESECT) and Higher Education Academy, available on http://www.ltsn.ac.uk/application.asp?app=resources.asp&process=full_record&section=generic&id=464

Lee Harvey and William Locke with Alistair Morey, 2002,Enhancing employability,recognising diversity: Making links between higher education and the world of work. London and Manchester, Universities UK/CSU ISBN 1 84036 081 X. Also three executiuve summaries, published separately, one general, one for employers and one for parliament.

Lee Harvey, 2002, Transition into higher education: some implications for the 'employability agenda'. ESECT. Also on http://www.shu.ac.uk/cre/employability with embedded hot links.

Little, B., Moon, S., Pierce, D., Harvey, L., Marlow-Hayne, N., 2002, The nature and extent of higher education students' work experience. Report to the Higher Education Funding Council For England. London & Birmingham, CHERI and CRQ. London, DfEE.

Lambert, E., Scarles, C., Marlow-Hayne, N., Blakeman, A., Morey, A. and Harvey, L., 2001, Employability and the Media Studies Curriculum, Report, July 2001. Birmingham, CRQ.

Harvey, L., 2001, 'Defining and measuring employability', Quality in Higher Education 7(2), pp. 97-110. ISSN 1353-8322, see http://dandini.catchword.com/vl=994565/cl=17/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/carfax/13538322/v7n2/contp1-1.htm

Lee Harvey, 2001, Employability Performance Indicator, Summary of workshop discussions and plenary feedback. Fifth QHE 24-Hour Seminar: Employability

Lee Harvey, 2000, New Realities: The relationship between higher education and employment, Tertiary Education and Management 6: 3–17, 2000.

Little, B, Harvey, L. Moon, S. and Pierce, D., 2001, 'Research work: the extent and variety of forms of work-related learning', in Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE), Work-Related Learning Report, pp. 23-24. London, CIHE. ISBN 1841856894. Word version here

Blackwell, A., Bowes, L., Harvey, L., Hesketh, A.J. and Knight, P.T., 2000, 'Transforming work experience in higher education', British Educational Research Journal, 27(3), 269-85. ISSN 0141-1926

Bowes, L., and Harvey, L., 2000, 'The Impact of Sandwich Education on the Activities of Graduates Six Months Post-Graduation', London, The National Centre for Work Experience and CRQ. ISBN 095380690. This may be available in hard copy from CRQ.

Harvey, L. and Howard, H., 1999, Graduate Employability Audit, December. Cardiff Cyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru/Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. For details see HEFCW Circular W00/52HE

Harvey, L., 1999, Employability: Developing the Relationahip Between Higher Education and Employment.
Opening presentation at the Fifth Quality in Higher Education 24-Hour Seminar, Scarman House, Warwick University, 28 October, 1999.

Harvey, L. and Blackwell, A., 1999, 'Gender bias in incomes of UK art and design graduates', Industry and Higher Education, 13(5), pp. 323-29. ISSN 0950-4222

Blackwell, A. and Harvey, L., 1999, Destinations and Reflections: Careers of British art, craft and design graduates. Birmingham, CRQ. ISBN 1859201148. This may be available in hard copy from CRQ.

Harvey, L. and Blackwell, A., 1999, Destinations and Reflections: Careers of British art, craft and design graduates - Executive Summary. Birmingham, CRQ. ISBN 1859201156)

Harvey, L., Geall, V. and Moon, S. with Aston, J., Bowes, L. and Blackwell, A., 1998, Work Experience: Expanding opportunities for undergraduates. Birmingham, CRQ (supported by DfEE and CIHE). ISBN 185920113X

Harvey, L., Moon, S., Geall, V. with Bower, R., 1997, Graduates' Work: Organisational change and students' attributes. Birmingham, CRQ and AGR (supported by DfEE and CIHE). ISBN 1859201113

Harvey, L., Moon, S., Geall, V., 1997, 'Graduates' work: implications of organisational change on the development of student attributes', Industry and Higher Education, 11(5), October, pp. 287-96. ISSN 0950-4222

Harvey, L. and Mason, S., 1996, 'A quality graduate' in Tait, J. and Knight, P., (Eds.), 1996, The Management of Independent Learning, London, Kogan Page/SEDA. ISBN 0749419490

Harvey, L., with Green, D., 1994, Employer Satisfaction. Birmingham, QHE. ISBN 1859201032 (Harvey, L., with Green, D., 1994, Employer Satisfaction: Summary. Birmingham, QHE. ISBN 1859201040) This may be available in hard copy from CRQ.

Harvey, L., Burrows, A. and Green, D., 1993, Someone Who Can Make an Impression. Report of the Employers' Survey of Qualities of Higher Education Graduates. Second edition, January (first edition, May 1992). Birmingham, QHE. This may be available in hard copy from CRQ.

Burrows, A. and Harvey, L., Green, D., 1992, Is Anybody Listening? Employers' Views on Quality in Higher Education. Second edition, December (first edition April). Birmingham, QHE. This may be available in hard copy from CRQ.

ESECT publications:

ESECT page of the Higher Education Academy website

ESECT Employability Toolkit

Perspectives on Employability
Employability and students’ educational experiences before entering higher education
Transition into higher education: some implications for the 'employability agenda'
The undergraduate curriculum and employability
Employability and transitions from higher education to work
International perspectives on employability

Employability Briefings
Issues for Employers
Are your Students Employable?
The Contribution of Learning, Teaching, Assessment & other Curriculum Projects to Student Employability
Encouraging the Development of Employability: A Guide for Busy Senior Managers
Helping Departments to Develop Employability
Good learning and employability: Issues for HE Careers Services & Practitioners
A Subject Community Perspective on Supporting the Development of Employability

Learning and Employability Guides
Employability and Work-based Learning
Pedagogy for employability

Employability in higher education: what it is, what it is not
Employability: judging and communicating achievements
Embedding employability into the curriculum
Reflection and employability
Widening participation and employability
Entrepreneurship and higher education: an employability perspective

Accredited Work Related Learning Programmes for Students:
A Guide for Graduate Employers

If Only I'd Known: making the most of higher education, a guide for students and parents

Developing strategies for Employability in Higher Education

Other publications by Peter Knight and Mantz Yorke

Peter T. Knight & Mantz Yorke, 2003, Employability and Good Learning
in Higher Education
Teaching in Higher Education, 8(1), pp. 3-16.

Peter T. Knight & Mantz Yorke, 2002, Employability through the curriculum, Tertiary Education and Management 8: 261–276, 2002.

Some other publications/websites

Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL): Embedding, enhancing and integrating employability (E3I): http:/./www.shu.ac.uk/CETL/E3I Also here is a brief overview as a word document

Higher education: Higher Ambitions? Graduate Employability in Scotland, 2003, A review of the issues for the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and the Scottish University for Industry

Brenda Little with Helen Connor, Yann Lebeau, David Pierce, Elaine Sinclair, Liz Thomas and Karen Yarrow, 2003, Vocational higher education: Does it meet employers’ needs? Learning and Skills Development Agency.

Maboreng Maharasoa & Driekie Hay, 2001, Higher Education and Graduate Employment in South Africa, Quality in Higher Education,7(2), pp. 139-47

Louise Morley, 2001, 'Producing New Workers: quality, equality and employability in higher education' Quality in Higher Education,7(2), pp. 131-38

Brenda Little, 2001, Reading Between the Lines of Graduate Employment, Quality in Higher Education,7(2), pp. 121-29

Len Holmes, 2001, Reconsidering Graduate Employability: the 'graduate identity’ approach, Quality in Higher Education,7(2), pp. 111-19