Higher Education and Employability (eBook)

New Models for Integrating Study and Work

Peter J. Stokes (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
224 Seiten
Harvard Education Press (Verlag)
978-1-61250-828-3 (ISBN)

Infos

2016 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Professional, Continuing, and/or Online Education, University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)Higher Education and Employability makes a crucial contribution to the current reassessment of higher education in the United States by focusing on how colleges and universities can collaborate with businesses in order to serve the educational and professional interests of their students. Drawing on his extensive experience with universities and the business world, Peter J. Stokes argues that the need for closer alignment between the two sectors has never been more criticaland that the opportunities for partnership have never been greater.This book includes a series of trenchant case studies of particular universities that have developed ambitious collaborative programsNew York University, Northeastern University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Incisive and practical, this book surveys the full range of current partnerships between businesses and higher education and points to opportunities that will best serve students now and in the future.

Autor

Peter J. Stokes is a managing director at the Huron Consulting Group, where he provides strategic solutions for higher education institutions. He is the former vice president for global strategy and business development at Northeastern University.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.11.2017
• Vorwort: Louis Soares
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen ► Sekundarstufe I
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Adaptive Learning • apprenticeships • cooperative education initiatives • education-to-employment transition approach • Internships • Project-based learning • talent recruitment-focused initiatives • Veterans Education and Training Transition • vocational job programs
• ISBN-10: 1-61250-828-6 / 1612508286
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61250-828-3 / 9781612508283