Assessing the Preparation of Undergraduate Planners for the Demands of Entry-Level Planning Positions

More than thirty-five undergraduate urban planning programs exist in relative obscurity. This article uses survey data to explore skills their faculty, and planning managers hiring entry-level planners, deem the most important. Planning practitioners and educators agree that generic skills are impor...

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Published inJournal of planning education and research Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 305 - 316
Main Author Miller, Edward V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2023
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Baccalaureate degrees
Education
Entry Workers
Planners
Skills
Teachers
Urban planning
工作技能
undergraduate planning education
planning practice
habilidades laborales
job skills
本科规划教育
práctica de planificación
规划实践
carrera de pregrado de planificación urbana
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ISSN0739-456X
1552-6577
DOI10.1177/0739456X19873129

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Summary:More than thirty-five undergraduate urban planning programs exist in relative obscurity. This article uses survey data to explore skills their faculty, and planning managers hiring entry-level planners, deem the most important. Planning practitioners and educators agree that generic skills are important for entry-level positions; however, planning educators place greater importance on specialized skills for entry-level positions than practitioners do. Planning practitioners also report that entry-level job applicants with no more than a bachelor’s degree in planning do not meet their proficiency expectations for the generic skills. These findings suggest that planning educators need to review their pedagogical approach to planning education.
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ISSN:0739-456X
1552-6577
DOI:10.1177/0739456X19873129