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The Development of Employability Skills Through an Experiential Learning Approach.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Development of Employability Skills Through an Experiential Learning Approach./
Author:	Meyers, Bradley.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
Description:	127 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-04(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-04A(E).
Subject:	Education. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10666346
ISBN:	9780355325454

The Development of Employability Skills Through an Experiential Learning Approach.
Meyers, Bradley.

The Development of Employability Skills Through an Experiential Learning Approach. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 127 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-04(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Union University, 2017.

For many, entering into young adulthood brings a greater level of responsibility and commitment. Specifically, many people at this age are seeking their first employment opportunities. Concurrently, almost all of these same people are still enrolled in secondary school. The purpose of the education system is not only to prepare students academically, but also it should promote growth of nontechnical, professional skills. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of an experiential learning program on the growth and development of those nontechnical skills in secondary school students. Also, if a student spends time engaged in an experiential learning program, would that serve as a significant predictor of his or her skill development? Finally, when compared to the perceptions of the business representatives, how did the student participants view their own set of skills? The sample set of 38 students completed a self-assessment survey, which required that they evaluate themselves on 20 nontechnical skills using a 7-point scale. Students completed the survey at the beginning and end of the program, which allowed for a comparative set of data used to determine growth throughout the program. Additionally, a business representative and a randomly selected sample set of students participated in an interview to capture qualitative responses. The qualitative data were used to further support or explain the quantitative survey responses. A multiple regression analysis was used to determine that the number of hours in the program was a significant predictor of job skill development. Also, a series of paired-samples t tests was used to determine if significant growth was evident between the two surveys. The students reported significant growth in seven of the 20 nontechnical skills at the end of the semester-long program. The interview responses confirmed the growth in student confidence and a more "work-ready" group of students by the end of the experiential learning program.

ISBN: 9780355325454Subjects--Topical Terms:

516579
Education.

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