Understanding Employer Engagement in Education

Anthony Mann is Director of Policy and Research at the Education and Employers Taskforce. Julian Stanley is Head of Centre, Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick, UK.Louise Archer is Professor of Sociology of Education at King’s College London, UK.

• Preface- Nancy Hoffman, Robert SchwartzIntroduction- Julian Stanley, Anthony Mann, Louise ArcherPart one: Conceptualising employer engagement in educationChapter 1Conceptualising Aspiration- Louis ArcherChapter 2 A theoretical framework for employer engagement- Julian Stanley, Anthony MannChapter 3 A conceptual framework for the American Labour Market: engagement, achievement and transition- James Stone шChapter 4Youth Employment in the Twenty-First Century- Kathrin Hoeckel Part two: Social and economic contextsChapter 5Social Mobility in Britain 1991-2005- Yaojun Li, Fiona Devine Chapter 6 The winners and losers in the ‘hourglass’ labour market- Craig Holmes, Ken MayhewChapter 7Local labour markets: What effects do they have on the aspirations of young people?- Ralf St. Clair, Keith Kintrea, Muir Houston.Chapter 8Local labour markets: What effects do they have on the aspirations of young people?- Emma Norris, Becky FrancisPart three: Equity and Access in the experience of employer engagementChapter 9The views of young Britons (aged 19-24) on their teenage experiences of school-mediated employer engagement - Anthony Mann, Elnaz T. KashefpakdelChapter 10That aroma of where they are likely to go: Employer engagement in high performing English independent schools- Prue Huddleston, Anthony Mann, James DawkinsChapter 11The role of Work Experience in the UK Higher Education admissions process- Steven JonesChapter 12How school work experience policies can widen student horizons or reproduce social inequality- Tricia le Gallais, Richard Hatcher Part four: Economic Impacts and Employment OutcomesChapter 13School-mediated employer engagement and labour market outcomes for young adults: wage premia, NEET outcomes and career confidence- Christian Percy, Anthony MannChapter 14Exploring outcomes of youth apprenticeship in Canada- Alison Taylor, Milosh Raykov, Zane Hamm,Chapter 15Work experience: the economic case for employers- David Massey ConclusionConclusions- Julian Stanley, Anthony Mann, Louis Archer....................................