ePortfolio as a Job-seeking Tool for Universities

• Autorzy: Michela Moretti , Maria Lucia Giovannini
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article outlines the potential and relevance of ePortfolio as a tool for enhancing competence recognition and, in doing so, highlights the potential of ePortfolio to function as an effective support application that facilitates the transition from university career to job placement. The portfolio's various definitions and different aims provide the reader with an overall rationale within which the specificities of its applications for job hunting are embedded. Moreover, several existing practices, initiatives and experiences on the portfolio's adoption and usage within university settings in Europe and beyond are collated and analysed. Also, relevant aspects to the overall picture are brought along by technological development and stakeholders' perspectives. Finally, the discussion focuses on the implications of and challenges to the portfolio's successful integration within the university sector. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Portfolio management; Higher education; Labour market; University graduate employment

PL

Zarządzanie portfolio; Szkolnictwo wyższe; Rynek pracy; Zatrudnienie absolwentów szkół wyższych

• Czasopismo: Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and Social Integration
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 17
• Numer: nr 1-2
• Strony: 87--104

Twórcy

autor

Michela Moretti

• Università di Bologna, Italy

autor

Maria Lucia Giovannini

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