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"It's Everything Else You Do...": Alumni Views on Extracurricular Activities and Employability
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Clark, Gordon; Marsden, Rebecca; Whyatt, J. Duncan; Thompson, Leanne; Walker, Marion – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2015
This article explores students' extracurricular activities and, uniquely, their short- and long-term effects on employability. Drawing on the literature, six research questions are identified. A questionnaire and interviews with alumni provide the quantitative and qualitative information needed. The effects of different extracurricular activities…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Employment Potential, Alumni, Questionnaires
"It's Just Like an Extra String to Your Bow": Exploring Higher Education Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Extracurricular Activity and Employability
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Thompson, Leanne J.; Clark, Gordon; Walker, Marion; Whyatt, J. Duncan – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Students' experience of higher education comprises not only their academic studies but also their extracurricular activities. This article reports on the findings from a mixed-methods research project, exploring in detail the nature and value of extracurricular activity engagement and the significance of institutional schemes encouraging…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Extracurricular Activities, Mixed Methods Research