Systemic Curricular Change

Namuddu, Katherine; Jain, Nitika; Adamson, Bob

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49485-2_4

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“…As highlighted by multiple sources (Namuddu et al, 2017;Tomar Mishra et al, 2019;Younis, 2020), the skills gap cannot be solely addressed using a business and/or technological approach. A multidimensional perspective, including innovation in teaching and learning, reaching youth in and out of universities, and the involvement of different stakeholders, must also be considered.…”

Section: The Solution Designed By Epica To Address the Skills Gapmentioning

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Increasing the Visibility of Graduate Students' Employability Skills

Ortiz

Maina

Mancini

2021

Cases on Active Blended Learning in Higher Education

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This chapter highlights the contributions of the EPICA project in reducing the skills gap of graduate students in sub-Saharan Africa. It presents the solution designed and implemented to improve the quality of employability skills development and visibility to prospective employers. The first part of this chapter provides an overview of the skills gap between higher education institutions and the workplace in sub-Saharan Africa. It includes the description of the specific eAssessment pedagogical framework and methodology supported by the EPICA ePortfolio as a transition tool designed to address this gap. The second part of the chapter outlines the challenges that could hinder the solution's implementation and the full exploitation of its benefits. Solutions and recommendations are also discussed with the aim to increase the impact in the EPICA stakeholder community and encourage the implementation of the proposed solution in other universities, especially those adopting blended and online learning models.

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Section: The Solution Designed By Epica To Address the Skills Gapmentioning

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Increasing the Visibility of Graduate Students' Employability Skills

Ortiz

Maina

Mancini

2021

Cases on Active Blended Learning in Higher Education

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“…Informal workers require skills to be independent but lack access to training opportunities and usually hold a low education level (Jayaram & Engmann, 2017). Dropout rates signify that a portion of the workforce will join with school-level knowledge (Wang et al, 2016, Namuddu et al, 2017. Governments address these concerns with strategies, such as decentralisation, the drawback of which is the teaching quality, as incentives and requirements could be less exigent than in central areas (Di Gropello, 2006).…”

Section: Soft Skillsmentioning

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“…These projects could influence policy designs. (Banks et al, 2015;Bebbington, 1997;Namuddu et al, 2017). However, local NGOs endure limited scope and lack of sustainability.…”

Section: Soft Skillsmentioning

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Development of Soft Skills from Out-of-School Experiences in Peru. Learnings from Non-Profit Organizations’ Activities in Public Schools in Lima

Egusquiza

2021

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This research aimed to examine the enhancement of soft skills in public education in Peru through analysing non-profit organisations’ techniques at the school level. The objectives were (a)To understand how the quality of education in Peruvian public schools assures the development of soft skills, (b)To explore the potential of non-profit organisations in supporting the development of soft skills in public schools. Interviews with three non-profit organisations and a government official, alongside reports, were analysed based on an OECD model. The findings include government initiatives that indirectly develop soft skills, but management issues might lead to teacher-centred rather than student-centred methodologies, deterring skills development. Unfriendly environments characterise vulnerable areas for skills development; non-profits become supportive disruptive spaces to cultivate values, ethics, and skills. The discourse analysis concludes that, despite their small scope, they mainly develop collaboration and task performance skills, impacting career decisions, families and communities. Non-profits employ a playful and concrete methodology that fosters the development of soft skills, but which is difficult to implement in public schools due to a lack of resources and school management. Further research should explore non-profits’ impact on skills development. This study is a pioneer in this field in LATAM.

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Systemic Curricular Change

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Increasing the Visibility of Graduate Students' Employability Skills

Increasing the Visibility of Graduate Students' Employability Skills

Development of Soft Skills from Out-of-School Experiences in Peru. Learnings from Non-Profit Organizations’ Activities in Public Schools in Lima

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