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Ng, Peggy M. L.; Chan, Jason K. Y.; Wut, Tai Ming; Lo, Man Fung; Szeto, Irene – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model to examine key employability skills that match workplace requirements and foster employability. Design/methodology/approach: This research comprises a cross-sectional study from self-financing institutions in Hong Kong. The current study adopted structural equation modeling to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment Potential, Job Skills
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Baird, Anthony M.; Parayitam, Satyanarayana – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: Higher education institutions play an important role in the economic growth of any country, through skills and productivity of their graduates. Employers have some expectations about the skills the graduates possess when they graduate out of universities. The purpose of this paper is to examine the skills employers look for in graduates…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Job Skills, Competence, College Graduates
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Belwal, Rakesh; Belwal, Shweta; Sufian, Azlinor Binti; Al Badi, Amal – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an innovative approach to learning that employs a multitude of strategies critical for success in the twenty-first century. It exposes students to the real world, opens an extended inquiry process, and boosts their communication skills and interdisciplinary learning. However, the extant literature on PBL…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Learner Engagement, Consultation Programs
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Jackling, Beverley; Natoli, Riccardo – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on the perceptions of internship providers with respect to the employability skills of international accounting graduates that undertake a Professional Year Program (PYP) incorporating a 12-week (240 hour) internship. Design/methodology/approach: The study involved a survey of internship providers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Job Skills, Foreign Students
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Volkov, Arabella; Volkov, Michael – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the development of students' skills in the context of team-based learning. Academics have heeded the call to incorporate team learning activities into the curricula, yet little is known of student perception of teamwork and whether they view it as beneficial to them and…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Riebe, Linda; Roepen, Dean; Santarelli, Bruno; Marchioro, Gary – Education & Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a case study on improvements to professional teaching practice within an undergraduate university business programme to more effectively teach an employability skill and enhance the student experience of teamwork. Design/methodology/approach: A three-phase approach to teaching teamwork was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Business Administration Education, Teamwork