Overview
- Presents evidence from across Europe and on different aspects of Erasmus relating to the civic dimension of the programme
- Authors draw on a depth of experience in researching youth mobility in Europe
- Covers new grounds in a very important field of European policy making and collaboration, within academia and beyond
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This book takes an in-depth look at the European Commission’s Erasmus programme. In its current Erasmus+ format, the programme supports international exchange visits among students, trainees, volunteers and academic members of staff with a view to enhancing employability and encouraging intercultural understanding. Against the backdrop of the 30th anniversary of Erasmus, the authors explore the successes of the programme, most prominently the undergraduate exchange programme, as well as areas of on-going development, including the incorporation of short duration mobility projects focused on specific social issues into the initiative.
Through integrating perspectives from authors in a number of European countries, all of whom have knowledge regarding various aspects of Erasmus, the book provides insight into the challenges facing the programme as it moves into its fourth decade.
Mobility, Education and Employability in the European Union: Inside Erasmus will be of interest to students and scholars from a range of disciplines, including geography, sociology and European politics.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
David Cairns is a researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.
Ewa Krzaklewska is a researcher at Jagiellonian University, Poland.
Valentina Cuzzocrea is lecturer in Sociology at the University of Cagliari, Italy.
Airi-Alina Allaste is Professor of Sociology at Tallinn University, Estonia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mobility, Education and Employability in the European Union
Book Subtitle: Inside Erasmus
Authors: David Cairns, Ewa Krzaklewska, Valentina Cuzzocrea, Airi-Alina Allaste
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76926-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76925-7Published: 23 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08326-7Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76926-4Published: 12 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 192
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Education, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Sociology of Work, Sociology of Education, Education Policy, Human Geography