Employment Skills for 21st Century Workplace: The Gap Between Faculty and Student Perceptions

This study compared the perceptions of college business faculty and students regarding the business competencies needed to get a job after graduation. The population for this research consisted upper-level students (n=254), who were enrolled in business classes at a Midwest university and faculty me...

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Published inJournal of career and technical education Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 28 - 41
Main Authors Hodge, Kay A., Lear, Janet L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Athens Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Digital Library and Archives 01.01.2011
Omicron Tau Theta
Subjects
Business Education
Careers
College Faculty
College Students
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Employees
Employers
Employment
Ethics
Foreign Students
Growth rate
High School Graduates
Higher education
Job Skills
Labor force
Language Skills
Leadership
Occupations
Problem Solving
Profits
Reading Comprehension
Second Language Learning
Secondary Education
Secondary schools
Self Management
Social research
Social responsibility
Speech Communication
Student Attitudes
Teacher Attitudes
Teamwork
Time Management
Unemployment
Workers
Workforce
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Summary:This study compared the perceptions of college business faculty and students regarding the business competencies needed to get a job after graduation. The population for this research consisted upper-level students (n=254), who were enrolled in business classes at a Midwest university and faculty members (n=37) teaching in the business area at the same institution. This research highlighted a gap that may exist regarding skills needed for employment.
ISSN:1533-1830
1531-4952
1533-1830
DOI:10.21061/jcte.v26i2.523