All Outputs (3)

Stories of family in working‐class graduates’ early careers (2020)
Journal Article
Christie, F., & Burke, C. (2021). Stories of family in working‐class graduates’ early careers. British Educational Research Journal, 47(1), 85-104. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3689

How do young graduates view the role of immediate families in influencing/supporting them as they start their working lives and how do those reflections affect how they think of themselves as graduates? Social, political and economic changes have led... Read More about Stories of family in working‐class graduates’ early careers.

Addressing unrealistic optimism with counterfactual reasoning in an employability module in higher education (2020)
Journal Article
Hanson, J., & Burke, C. (2021). Addressing unrealistic optimism with counterfactual reasoning in an employability module in higher education. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 13(3), 830-848. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-02-2019-0047

Purpose: The study aimed to explore the effect of second year business students engaging in counterfactual reasoning on their unrealistic optimism regarding attainment on an employability module. Design/methodology/approach: Using an experimental des... Read More about Addressing unrealistic optimism with counterfactual reasoning in an employability module in higher education.

Maintaining the promise without killing the dream: Developing resilience for future 'graduate' careers (2020)
Journal Article
Scurry, T., Burke, C., Blenkinsopp, J., & Smart, A. (2020). Maintaining the promise without killing the dream: Developing resilience for future 'graduate' careers. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 44(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.4406

Significant numbers of recent graduates continue to enter non-graduate roles. Against this backdrop, there is a need to consider how students and graduates can be prepared for the graduate labour market. Resilience is represented as a key attribute f... Read More about Maintaining the promise without killing the dream: Developing resilience for future 'graduate' careers.