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ERIC Number: EJ974462
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1531-4952
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Employment Skills for 21st Century Workplace: The Gap between Faculty and Student Perceptions
Hodge, Kay A.; Lear, Janet L.
Journal of Career and Technical Education, v26 n2 p28-41 Win 2011
This study compared the perceptions of college business faculty and students regarding the business competencies needed to get a job after graduation. The population for this research consisted upper-level students (n = 254), who were enrolled in business classes at a Midwest university and faculty members (n = 37) teaching in the business area at the same institution. This research highlighted a gap that may exist regarding skills needed for employment. Nonparametric analysis showed significant differences existed between U.S. students (n = 214) and international students (n = 44) in the areas of leadership, creativity, and the value of a 2nd language. The analysis also showed significant differences between faculty members and U.S. students in the areas of management, time management, personal management, critical thinking, problem solving, writing, speaking, and leadership and between faculty members and international students in the areas of time management, personal management, critical thinking, writing, speaking, listening, ethics, and the value of a 2nd language. (Contains 7 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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