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ERIC Number: EJ1239142
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1835-9132
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Employability Skills: A Case Study on a Business-Oriented Sport Management Program
Keiper, Margaret C.; Sieszputowski, Jennifer; Morgan, Troy; Mackey, Marcia J.
e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching, v13 n1 p59-68 Jun 2019
The purpose of this study was to identify employability skills needed by students to be embedded into sport management curriculum. Focus group, qualitative, methodology was used. Three focus groups with a total of 11 (n=11) participants revealed skills and knowledge employers desired in graduates of sport management programs. Analysis of the data revealed four major categories of skills that employers desired: personal skills, technical skills, job search skills, and foundational knowledge. The skill of the moderator, transcription of the data, and individual focus group participants dominating the discussion were all common limitations to this study based on the focus group methodology used. Educators in business programs can use this methodology to identify transferable skills that can be embedded into their curriculum. Minimal literature exists on the practical application on how to align sport management curriculum and education with industry needs and expectations.
Australian Business Education Research Association. PO Box 408, Mapleton, Queensland 4560, Australia. e-mail: editor@ejbest.org; Web site: http://www.ejbest.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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