Innovative Classroom Strategies that Prepare College Graduates for Workplace Success

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dc.contributorKaufman, Eric K.en
dc.contributor.authorRateau, Richard J.en
dc.contributor.authorKaufman, Eric K.en
dc.contributor.authorCletzer, D. Adamen
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural, Leadership, and Community Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-29T12:45:53Zen
dc.date.available2019-04-29T12:45:53Zen
dc.date.issued2015-09-30en
dc.date.updated2019-04-29T12:45:51Zen
dc.description.abstractIn our increasingly competitive and rapidly changing world, it is critical that college graduates enter the workforce with the requisite skills for lasting success. However, recent studies suggest employers increasingly identify a workforce readiness gap in core applied skills, which must be bridged by company investment. Teaching strategies that develop applied skills will better prepare graduates for the workforce. The purpose of this study was to describe the classroom strategies of faculty instructors at Virginia Tech who received recognition for teaching excellence. Each participant took part in a semi-structured interview. After analysis, several themes emerged: (a) demonstration of enthusiasm for student learning; (b) willingness to experiment actively with new ideas for practice; (c) approaching teaching with a guiding mentality rather than directing; (d) fostering student ownership of learning; (e) keeping abreast of new developments and practices; and (f) investing the time and resources to overcome barriers to change. These themes signal an underlying trend: Instructors should focus on helping students become life-long learners by teaching how to prioritize and assess information, work in groups, solve problems, and understand divergent perspectives.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extentPages 52-68en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5032/jae.2015.03052en
dc.identifier.eissn1042-0541en
dc.identifier.issn1042-0541en
dc.identifier.issue3en
dc.identifier.orcidKaufman, Eric [0000-0001-8009-0066]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/89244en
dc.identifier.volume56en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe American Association for Agricultural Educationen
dc.relation.urihttps://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1122745en
dc.relation.urihttp://jae-online.org/index.php/back-issues/192-volume-56-number-3-2015/1916-innovative-classroom-strategies-that-prepare-college-graduates-for-workplace-successen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectTeachingen
dc.subjectEducation, Higheren
dc.subjectWorkforce Preparationen
dc.subject1302 Curriculum And Pedagogyen
dc.titleInnovative Classroom Strategies that Prepare College Graduates for Workplace Successen
dc.title.serialJournal of Agricultural Educationen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-07-09en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/Agricultural Leadership and Community Educationen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/CALS T&R Facultyen

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