Researching skills development: students as partners in this process
| العنوان: | Researching skills development: students as partners in this process |
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| المؤلفون: | Samantha Campbell Casey, Lynn Robertson, Lewis Strachan, Janis MacCallum |
| المصدر: | New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences. |
| بيانات النشر: | University of Leicester, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Biomedical Science Research Group, Reflective practice, Medical education, LB2300 Higher Education, ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION, Employability skills, Culture and Communities, Knowledge level, Flexibility (personality), Employability, Focus group, Applied microbiology, 378 Higher education, Documentation, Competency frameworks, Transfer of training, Professional planning, ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION, Transferable skills analysis, Microbiology Research Group, Flexibility, Psychology |
| الوصف: | Many employers report that newly qualified graduates lack key skills necessary for success in the workplace. Although variable, many lack general ‘transferable’ or ‘soft’ skills including communication and teamworking. Staff at Edinburgh Napier University have sought to address this using the Skills Passport tool. The main element of the Skills Passport is the Skills Evidence Evaluation Record (SEER), which encourages students to document and reflect on their skills throughout their time at university in preparation for employment.The purpose of this study was to explore students’ awareness of, and attitudes towards, their own skills development. Two final year students were recruited to the project and collected data from first to fourth year students via a questionnaire they designed to gather data about the Skills Passport and skills development as part of their final year project. In addition, an employer focus group and individual interviews gathered the thoughts of employers regarding graduates’ skills sets and the skills important to them as employers.Students were aware that transferable skills are highly desirable, and that extracurricular activities are important; they become increasingly concerned about their skills development as they progress through their studies. These results suggest that students are aware of and are willing to invest extra time in their skills development, but that they require further support from the institution in order to be more confident about future employment prospects. |
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| تدمد: | 2051-3615 1740-9888 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::9a621ed87e575b35bd247967f01ceaddTest https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i13.2881Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....9a621ed87e575b35bd247967f01ceadd |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20513615 17409888 |
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