Teaching and Learning Employability Skills in Career and Technical Education: Industry, Educator, and Student Perspectives 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Tyson, Will (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030587436 ISBN-13: 9783030587437 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2020 |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Counseling - Career Development - Education | Higher - Education | Educational Psychology |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.82 lbs) 171 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book examines how industry-desired employability skills--or "soft skills"--are taught and learned in high school career and technical education (CTE) engineering and engineering technology programs. Identifying, recruiting, and keeping workers with strong personal and interpersonal skills is a constant challenge for STEM employers who need to hire young workers to replace an aging technical workforce. To answer the call, teachers interviewed explained that they maintain regimented daily classroom routines that include individual and small group hands-on activities and projects. In turn, their students explain learning personal responsibility, work ethic, teamwork, leadership, conflict management, and social skills in the classroom. Narratives from the workforce and classroom interweave to put employability skills frameworks into action. |