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Beyond the Skills Gap
Matthew T. Hora
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Description for Beyond the Skills Gap
Paperback. Challenges the conception of the "skills gap", highlighting instead the value of broader twenty-first-century skills in postsecondary education. The authors advocate for a system in which employers share responsibility along with the education sector to serve the collective needs of the economy, society, and students. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
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 conception of the ""skills gap,"" highlighting instead the value of broader twenty-first-century skills in postsecondary education. They advocate for a system in which employers share responsibility along with the education sector to serve the collective needs of the economy, society, and students.
Drawing on interviews with educators in two- ... Read more
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 conception of the ""skills gap,"" highlighting instead the value of broader twenty-first-century skills in postsecondary education. They advocate for a system in which employers share responsibility along with the education sector to serve the collective needs of the economy, society, and students.
Drawing on interviews with educators in two- ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard Educational Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781612509877
SKU
V9781612509877
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About Matthew T. Hora
Matthew T. Hora is an assistant professor in adult teaching and learning in the Department of Liberal Arts and Applied Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a research scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, USA. Ross J. Benbow is an associate researcher with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Amanda ... Read more
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