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Sowers, Kerri L.; Meyers, Shelly – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2021
Stockton University is a mid-size liberal arts institution in Southern New Jersey. Degree seekers must complete required course work in both liberal studies and core, specialized areas, such as business, health sciences, hospitality, education, social and behavioral sciences, or organizational leadership. Stockton emphasizes Essential Learning…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation
Hora, Matthew T. – Harvard Education Press, 2016
How can educators ensure that young people who attain a postsecondary credential are adequately prepared for the future? Matthew T. Hora and his colleagues explain that the answer is not simply that students need more specialized technical training to meet narrowly defined employment opportunities. "Beyond the Skills Gap" challenges this…
Descriptors: College Students, Career Readiness, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications
Business-Higher Education Forum, 2017
Increasingly US jobs require data science and analytics skills. Can we meet the demand? The current shortage of skills in the national job pool demonstrates that business-as-usual strategies won't satisfy the growing need. If we are to unlock the promise and potential of data and all the technologies that depend on it, employers and educators will…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Job Skills, Surveys
Afterschool Alliance, 2017
A strong and vibrant economy is reliant on a strong and vibrant workforce equipped with the necessary skills, competencies, and knowledge. Afterschool and summer learning programs play an integral role readying students for their career pathways; not only helping them develop the foundational skills that are critical across the different contexts…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Job Skills, Labor Force Development, Summer Programs
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Kent, Alexandra; Skipper, Yvonne – Psychology Teaching Review, 2015
Improving students' psychological literacy has become a key part of the new British Psychological Society accreditation. This is fuelling an emphasis on helping students to apply their degree knowledge critically and innovatively, both to enhance their chances in a competitive job market and to give them the skills to make a real-world difference.…
Descriptors: Psychology, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2013
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), through its Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), offers this set of combined resources that define and support ongoing teacher effectiveness to ensure students reach college and career ready standards. This document includes the "InTASC Model Core Teaching…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Standards, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Qualifications
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Hanson, James M.; Sinclair, Kenneth E. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2008
Pragmatic social constructivist teaching methods require students to construct knowledge by engaging collaboratively with realistic problems, cases or projects. It is hypothesized that they are more effective than traditional didactic teaching methods in developing undergraduate students': (1) theoretical knowledge; (2) profession-specific skills;…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of tractor-trailer drivers and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of cashiers and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to the occupation…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of taxi drivers and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to the…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of plumbers and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to the occupation…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of combination welders and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to the…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
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Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of computer service technicians and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of waiters/waitresses and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to the…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of barbers/cosmetologists and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to…
Descriptors: Barbers, Career Awareness, Career Education, Cosmetology
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