Crossing borders of employability:the career preparedness of Dutch liberal arts graduates

This dissertation explores the relationship between liberal arts education (LAE) bachelor’s programmes in the Netherlands and the world of work. Its main goal is to understand how the distinctive features of Dutch university colleges influence the career preparedness and labour market prospects of their graduates. To achieve this, the thesis follows university college graduates as they move across the borders of employability from higher education to employment. The four stages of the graduates’ path towards the labour market correspond to the four individual studies comprising the dissertatio... Mehr ...