LEADER 04662cam 2200589 i 4500001 ocn951506897 003 OCoLC 005 20170314053505.1 008 160603s2016 mau b 001 0 eng c 010 2016025912 019 950931917 020 9781612509877 |q(pbk.) 020 1612509878 020 9781612509884 |q(library edition) 020 1612509886 035 (Sirsi) 99970721309 035 99970721309 035 (OCoLC)951506897 |z(OCoLC)950931917 040 MH/DLC |beng |erda |cHLS |dDLC |dBTCTA |dBDX |dOCLCF |dYDXCP |dYDX |dZLM |dIDU |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us-wi 050 00 LB1027.23 |b.H68 2016 082 00 378.1/9809775 |223 100 1 Hora, Matthew T., |d1972- |eauthor. |=^A1321189 245 10 Beyond the skills gap : |bpreparing college students for life and work / |cMatthew T. Hora, with Ross J. Benbow and Amanda K. Oleson. 264 1 Cambridge, Massachusetts : |bHarvard Education Press, |c[2016] 300 vi, 265 pages ; |c24 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 520 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- and four-year institutions and employers in the manufacturing and biotechnology sectors, the authors demonstrate the critical importance of habits of mind such as problem solving, teamwork, and communication. They go on to show how faculty and program administrators can create active learning experiences that develop students' skills across a range of domains. The book includes in-depth descriptions of eight educators whose classrooms exemplify the effort to blend technical learning with the cultivation of twenty-first-century habits of mind. The study, set in Wisconsin, takes place against the backdrop of heated political debates over the role of public higher education.-- |cProvided by publisher 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-253) and index. 505 0 Introduction: Why study the skills gap in Wisconsin? -- Business, education, and the role of government -- The great education debate in the Badger State -- The skills gap narrative -- A critique of higher education -- Complicating the narrative -- A critique of the skills gap -- Culture theory and habits of mind -- Where schooling meets the world of work -- Converging views -- Comparing what employers and educators want -- Stories from the field -- Teaching habits of mind in the postsecondary classroom -- Building a skills infrastructure -- Leverage points for change -- Teacher-centered reform -- Support systems for improving postsecondary instruction -- Millennials face the future -- Support systems for today's college students -- A shared responsibility -- Strategic education-industry partnerships -- Conclusion: A new vision for the role of higher education in society. 650 0 Active learning |zWisconsin |vCase studies. |=^A297417 650 0 Employability |zWisconsin |vCase studies. |=^A652561 650 0 Vocational qualifications |zWisconsin |vCase studies. |=^A32278 650 0 Education, Higher |xPolitical aspects |zWisconsin |vCase studies. |=^A3094 650 0 Curriculum planning. |=^A2634 650 7 Active learning. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00796275 650 7 Curriculum planning. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00885382 650 7 Education, Higher |xPolitical aspects. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00903087 650 7 Employability. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01738976 650 7 Vocational qualifications. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01168643 651 7 Wisconsin. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204595 |?UNAUTHORIZED 655 7 Case studies. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01423765 700 1 Benbow, Ross J., |eauthor. |=^A1325614 700 1 Oleson, Amanda K., |eauthor. |=^A1325616 949 |i30372016631183 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s31.00 |tJoyner48 |uJEDU |zUSD 596 1 998 4624963