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Perez-Encinas, Adriana; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
This study investigates the factors that influence how long it takes for master's-level graduate students to find employment. The original contribution stems from questioning whether the structure and content of university programmes play a role in graduates' ability to secure jobs. To this end, we focus on three dimensions at three points in time…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Masters Programs, Employment Potential, College Graduates
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Coffield, Emma; Markham, Katie; Crosby, Jessica; Athanassiou, Maria; Stenbom, Cecilia – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2023
This article challenges what is now a common assumption in Higher Education; that teaching for employability will result in enabled and empowered graduates. Drawing upon empirical data, and Foucault's concept of subjectification, we argue that discourses of employability instead encouraged museum, gallery and heritage postgraduate students at one…
Descriptors: Museums, Heritage Education, Cultural Education, Graduate Students
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Bruni-Bossio, Vince; Delbaere, Marjorie – Journal of Management Education, 2021
Business schools and graduate business programs have struggled since their inception to ensure that what students learn in their courses will resonate with the skills needed in their careers. To date, there has been limited attention paid to cocurricular experiential learning opportunities to assist with this challenge. In this article, we discuss…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Workshops, Business Schools, Graduate Study
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Genc Alimehmeti; Magalì Fia; Angelo Paletta – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
Public and private organizations--including higher education institutions--frequently adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to facilitate a better future. In their efforts to realize the Agenda 2030, universities are focusing on how teaching and curricula shape students' competencies in interpreting and contributing to current societal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Degrees, Graduate Students, Sustainable Development
Evyonne Hawkins – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In 2010 the American Management Association Critical Skills Survey found that three out of four (75.7 percent) executives believed 21st Century Skills would become more important to organizations as the economy grew toward a global marketplace. The problem to be addressed was how high school teachers in the Midwest were integrating 21st Century…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, 21st Century Skills, Teaching Methods, High School Teachers
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Powell, David C. – Teaching Public Administration, 2022
Case study analysis has been used for many years across a variety of disciplines. One of the primary advantages of case study analysis is its ability to illustrate the nexus between theory and practice. This paper explores the use of case study analysis as a culminating experience in a large Master of Public Administration (MPA) program in the…
Descriptors: Public Administration, Case Studies, Masters Programs, Theory Practice Relationship
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Fulmore, Julia A.; Olson, Jude; Maellaro, Rosemary – Journal of Management Education, 2023
A disconnect has long existed between what is typically taught in management education programs and what real-world organizations seek in their leadership candidates, particularly regarding interpersonal skills. Primary complaints from the business community revolve around issues of curriculum relevance and delivery methodologies that do not…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Business
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Saunders, Laura; Bajjaly, Stephen – Journal of Education for Business, 2022
Soft skills are highly sought by employers and linked to academic and personal success. Employers lament a perceived "skills gap" in new graduates, but few studies have examined faculty perspectives on soft skills. A survey of business faculty across the United States explored how they are teaching students in these areas. The findings…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Business Administration Education, Soft Skills, Education Work Relationship
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Rangarajan, Nandhini; Lottman, Mark; Earp, James – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2022
Considerable scholarly attention has been paid to various efforts aimed at preparing graduate students for careers as practitioners of public administration. One such approach is hiring practitioners-in-residence (PIR) or employing professors of practice. This paper first reports results of a web content analysis of 355 NASPAA programs that…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Masters Programs, Public Administration, College Faculty
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Lyn Denend; Shiqin Xu; Paul Yock; Ross Venook – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2021
In the 1990s, interest in biomedical technologies blossomed among students across disciplines. In parallel, there was a push in academia to develop courses enabling interdisciplinary problem solving and more holistic, practice-oriented education. In response, Stanford Biodesign created a graduate course in biomedical technology innovation.…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Technological Advancement, Medical Education, Innovation
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Riley, Jen; Nicewicz, Kate – Marketing Education Review, 2022
Soft skills (active listening, attention to detail, avoiding technology-based distractions, etc.) are a growing need in today's workforce. Yet, finding the time, methods, and space within marketing classes can be a challenge. Faced with the task of teaching students not only how to function in their daily roles once in the workforce, the authors…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Teaching Methods, Creative Activities, Soft Skills
Naveen Ramnanan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Many employers are concerned that recent business graduates lack expertise in soft skills needed to be effective in their professional roles. The COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted the urgent need for workers with soft skills competence in communication, flexibility, and resilience. Guided by Goleman's conceptual framework of emotional…
Descriptors: Soft Skills, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
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Gross, Stefan; Sohl, Christal D. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
While science students are well prepared for careers in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sciences in terms of technical expertise and critical thinking, they rarely have an opportunity to practice the due diligence required for success in industry in their coursework. This includes framing their expertise as solutions to challenges a company may…
Descriptors: Science Education, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Industry
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Sabrina Girletti; Marie-Aude Lefer – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2024
In recent years, machine translation post-editing (MTPE or PE for short) has been steadily gaining ground in the language industry. However, studies that examine translators' perceptions of, and attitudes towards, MTPE paint a somewhat negative picture, with PE pricing methods and rates being a major source of dissatisfaction. While the European…
Descriptors: Translation, Teaching Methods, Language Processing, Second Language Instruction
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Kulal, Abhinandan; Dinesh, Sahana; N., Abhishek; Ur Rahiman, Habeeb – Cogent Education, 2023
The demand for distance education has been increasing over the years, and this has gained momentum especially in the post-pandemic period. This development has caused a debate among the academicians as to whether distance education mode serves the real purpose of education as In-person learning does. Even though the method of schooling is not a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, In Person Learning, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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