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The Role of Higher Education in a Changing World: Why Employability Matters

  • Carlo Terzaroli

The transformations of work are increasingly introducing new scenarios at a global level. In fact, the disruptive importance of innovation in all workplace contexts anticipates the challenge of skills and capabilities for the work of the future. In this sense, education has a crucial role in supporting the development of students and future workers. This paper analyses in depth the link between education, work and the pedagogical instrument of work pedagogy that is derived directly from John Dewey’s thought. This theoretical standpoint represents the base for the development of employability in higher education and its future challenges of innovation, development, and social inclusion

  • Keywords:
  • work pedagogy,
  • employability,
  • innovation,
  • higher education,
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Carlo Terzaroli

University of Florence, Italy

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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

The Role of Higher Education in a Changing World: Why Employability Matters

Authors

Carlo Terzaroli

Language

English

DOI

10.36253/978-88-6453-672-9.48

Peer Reviewed

Publication Year

2018

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© 2018 Author(s)

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CC BY 4.0

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CC0 1.0

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Book Title

Employability & Competences

Book Subtitle

Innovative Curricula for New Professions

Editors

Vanna Boffo, Monica Fedeli

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Number of Pages

510

Publication Year

2018

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© 2018 Author(s)

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CC BY 4.0

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Firenze University Press

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10.36253/978-88-6453-672-9

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978-88-6453-671-2

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Studies on Adult Learning and Education

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2704-596X

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2704-5781

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