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Higher Education and Employability

New Models for Integrating Study and Work

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Description

2016 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Professional, Continuing, and/or Online Education, University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)

Higher Education and Employability makes a crucial contribution to the current reassessment of higher education in the United States by focusing on how colleges and universities can collaborate with businesses in order to serve the educational and professional interests of their students.

Drawing on his extensive experience with universities and the business world, Peter J. Stokes argues that the need for closer alignment between the two sectors has never been more critical--and that the opportunities for partnership have never been greater.

This book includes a series of trenchant case studies of particular universities that have developed ambitious collaborative programs--New York University, Northeastern University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Incisive and practical, this book surveys the full range of current partnerships between businesses and higher education and points to opportunities that will best serve students now and in the future.

Product Details

PublisherHarvard Education PR
Publish DateAugust 11, 2015
Pages224
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781612508269
Dimensions8.9 X 5.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.7 pounds

About the Author

Peter J. Stokes is a managing director at the Huron Consulting Group, where he provides strategic solutions for higher education institutions.

Reviews

"Higher Education and Employability" is a must-read for every campus leader thinking about the potential of experiential learning opportunities to complement traditional classroom-based methods of instruction. Through a focused series of case studies, Stokes demonstrates that the old divide between institutions devoted to the life of the mind (knowledge creation and critical thinking development), and those devoted to ensuring student employability, is a tired and limiting construct of an earlier time.
Joshua Kim, director of digital learning initiatives, Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning"

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