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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
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Enhancing Employability through Developing T-Shaped Professionals
Bierema, Laura L.
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n163 p67-81 Fall 2019
The purpose of the chapter is to introduce the T-shaped professional and advance it as an organizing rubric for curriculum development in higher education as a strategy to enhance employability. The chapter explores the T-shaped professional by investigating its history, considering the context creating demand for T-shaped people, and outlining curricular and pedagogical strategies for a developing T-shaped people.
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Educational Strategies, Professional Development, History, Context Effect, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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