OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Education and Training is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Am I wasting my time? The influence of course unemployment in academic dropout	80
Enhancing the effects of creativity training for business school students through art-based methods and blended learning	37
Understanding the motivational predictors of students’ persistence in work placement learning tasks	36
Social and solidarity economy (SSE) approach for technical and vocational education training (TVET) empowering youth with disrupted education	32
Corrigendum: A study on stereotypes about vocational education and its groups in China	29
Graduate employability in the Western Balkans: a career ecosystem perspective on labour market inequalities	28
All good things come in threes – required skill sets in the graduate labour market in Germany	26
A conceptual model for assessing student knowledge development in English lesson and learning studies	26
Institutionalizing entrepreneurship education in CDIO-based project courses: evidence from a fifteen-year longitudinal case	22
Girls in the combined cadet force: a qualitative exploration of the impact of their experiences on their graduate employability skills	21
Reconceptualization and pedagogical strategies of public speaking competency for employability: an integrative review	21
Validation of measurement scales for undergraduate students' self-perceived employability and university commitment in the United Arab Emirates	21
Mobile game-based learning in cultural heritage education: a bibliometric analysis	21
Educational robotics in technical and vocational education and training: a technology surveillance-based strategic roadmap	20
Education and training for industry 4.0: a case study of a manufacturing ecosystem	20
Narrative-based learning using mobile devices	19
Predicting students' soft skills: the role of psychological capital, psychological well-being and grade levels	19
Thresholds for dis/trust: exploring the impact of standards-based reforms on the process of being and becoming a VET teacher in England and Austria	18
Lived experiences of science education: a preliminary exploration of students' experiences in virtual and traditional science laboratories in further education	18
Socialisation, learning, and value co-creation: confidence to soft employability skills for international students	18
Validation of a new multidimensional work readiness scale and linkages between its constructs	18
Development of a human-centric pedagogical ethos for construction management education amidst industry 5.0	17
Mentoring students in higher education for reflection and development of employability competences: a pre-test post-test design	17
Who will teach that class? Perspectives on teacher shortages from English and Australian vocational education and training sectors	17
Differences in self-perceived employability between university and VET students: an analysis of emerging adults in Spain	17

Digital entrepreneurship intention and digital entrepreneurship behavior: the mediating role of managing learning and entrepreneurship education	16
The present situation and training strategies of innovative and entrepreneurial education teachers: evidence from China	16
Assessing sustainable career development: the Future-Sustainable Career Scale (F-SCS) for young adults	16
Enhancing social entrepreneurship education through digital educational escape rooms: a literature review	15
Variety of entrepreneurial skills measured in the entrepreneurship education literature	15
The expectations of employability skills in the Fourth Industrial Revolution of the communication and media industry in Malaysia	15
Digital skills for youth employment in Africa: a systematic review	15
Analysing student satisfaction with teaching strategies in vocational education	14
Assessing graduates' transversal competences through an adapted MMI model: confidant interview vs stress interview	14
Building Heroes: building bridges to support the transition from military to civilian employment in the construction industry	14
Continuing to choose the hospitality industry after graduation: the role of mentorship and internship satisfaction	14
The question of where: entrepreneurship education beyond curricular practices	13
STEM education in England: questioning the “leaky pipeline” metaphor	13
Retention of newcomers and factors influencing turnover intentions and behaviour: a review of the literature	13
How to evaluate online learning resources for vocational education? An evaluation scale development in China	12
Stepping into the future: how robotic simulation training equips hospitality graduates for automated workplaces	12
Understanding internship experiences from students’ perspectives: a systematic review	12
TVET is under-resourced and held in low regard? Teachers’ perceptions of TVET in Bangladesh	11
Perceived artificial intelligence literacy and employability of university students	11
Relationship between the informal social networks and entrepreneurial intentions of Chinese college students: the mediating role of entrepreneurial learning	11
Thematic mapping of competence-based education and training research through direct citation network analysis and topic modelling with latent semantic analysis	10
The importance of work experience as opposed to education on the opinion of waste management professionals in Tehran	10
Corrigendum: Entrepreneurial motivations and intentions: investigating the role of education major	10
All the lonely people, where do they all come from: age moderating the mediation effect of loneliness among Portuguese students	10
Stress under the spotlight: linking preservice teachers’ employability perceptions to school engagement	10
Leading towards the students’ career development and career intentions through using multidimensional soft skills in the digital age	9
The potential of virtual internships for management education: capturing student journey through experiential learning	9
The role of construction trade programs in fostering social mobility, job equity, and addressing skilled labor shortages	9
The influence of participatory actions and collective agency on mechanical engineering students’ work placement learning environments	8
Effective delivery of degree apprenticeships (DA) in the built environment: the role of infrastructure in higher education institutions (HEI) and workplace	8
Quality of work-integrated learning and employability in Henan TVET: serial mediation via career self-efficacy and adaptability, moderated by proactive personality	8
The role of generative artificial intelligence in enhancing creativity and its impact on university adaptation and academic performance	8
Addressing digital competence gaps in vocational education and training: evidence from a Spanish case study	8
Guest editorial: Technology infused education, preparing graduates for a digital employment market	8
Built environment professionals’ perspective on digital technology skills	8
Unleashing entrepreneurial potential: venture creation and self-directed experiential learning on social media amongst secondary school-aged business owners	8
CompEntre 4.0: developing and validating a competency model for Industry 4.0 startups	8
Guest editorial: From seeds to systems: research in further education and skills	8
Interns’ experience with human resource practices and loyalty toward host internship sites	7
Student perceptions of Living Lab research internships in the COVID-19 pandemic – a Dutch case study	7
The built environment craftmanship in higher education institutions: issues and prospects from stakeholders' perception	7
Students’ first professional placement: unravelling expectations and realities	7
Sustainability-oriented teaching in vocational higher education: how intrinsic motivation, programme relevance and learning commitment shape students' social value outcomes	7
Governance structures and systemic challenges shaping the future of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) workforce	7
Smart working ecosystem as a driver of career productivity and educational sustainability among young university teachers: contextual insights from Pakistan	7
Aligning institutional resource commitment with strategic pedagogical development to create online distance learning provision in UK HEIs	7
Motivating university management students on studying research methods: influence of career applicability, and emotional and cognitive interests	7
Situating imposter syndrome in the experience of becoming and being an entrepreneurship educator	7
Stories of employability: improving interview narratives with image-supported past-behaviour storytelling training	6
The effectiveness of hackathons on entrepreneurial intentions and behavior	6

Artificial intelligence drivers for business education: a systematic review using the ADO framework	6
Employment determinants of the poor mental well-being of student workers in England	6
The kind of curriculum we need to develop integrated skills in technical and vocational training	6
“We are just below the threshold of good jobs” – internalised exclusions of higher vocational graduates in China	6
Liminal teacherhood: professional identity, sensemaking and employability in times of uncertainty	6
Ensuring a smooth landing for starting VET teachers: integrating induction and HRM practices	6
The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention: the moderating role of perceived governmental support	6
Does work-based social support matter? A perspective on Gen Z hospitality interns	6
Operationalization of graduate employability interventions in higher education – a systematic review	6
Perceptions of non-formal education by gender, level of education and field of study	6