ERIC Number: EJ1403835
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
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Learning beyond the Content: A Dissertation in Practice on Workforce Skills Development at Community Colleges
Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, v8 n3 p32-43 2023
In this article, we present an example of a student's recently completed dissertation in practice (DiP) to demonstrate how the DiP can serve as culminating evidence of a student's successful preparation as a scholar-practitioner. The purpose of this DiP was to determine to what extent students develop workforce skills while completing a community college education and what institutions can do to better prepare students to be successful upon graduation. Results from this mixed-method study (N = 77) suggest that graduates perceived learning a considerable amount of workforce skills during their time at the institution. However, respondents also reported that more hands-on learning would have enhanced their skill development. Through this study, the doctoral candidate was able to gain substantive results while addressing key CPED guiding principles.
Descriptors: Job Skills, Skill Development, Labor Force Development, Community Colleges, College Graduates, Attitudes, Education Work Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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