{"title":"Pedagogies for employability: understanding the needs of STEM students through a new approach to employability development","authors":"D. Bennett, E. Knight, A. Dockery, S. Bawa","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1847162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1847162","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Labour market trends and the economic impacts of COVID-19 are elevating the importance of knowledge as a factor of production whilst concurrently eroding traditional forms of employment. Mindful of the implications for higher education, this study approached employability development as ‘the ability to find, create and sustain meaningful work across the career lifespan’. The study was grounded in social cognitive theory and adopted a metacognitive approach to employability. Data were generated through an online self-assessment completed by 12,576 students enrolled with Australian universities. Data from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students were compared with those from students in non-STEM fields. STEM students differed in several key employability traits. The paper highlights the need to promote more nuanced occupational literacy about the future of work alongside awareness that STEM skills and capabilities are valued across multiple sectors and roles. Opportunities and challenges for embedding a pedagogy for employability are discussed.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"340 - 359"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1847162","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42235352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pedagogy-walk the walk, don’t talk the talk. An opinion piece","authors":"Tim Young","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1759119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1759119","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this opinion piece I reflect on an inspiring 2019 Advance HE STEM conference in Birmingham. In doing so I identify the term pedagogy as one aspect which ran contrary to the noble aspirations of the conference. I outline my own perspective as both an insider and outsider in my role of a Teacher-Practitioner. I use this vantage point to outline the background to the term pedagogy together with its suggested alternatives. I review the roots of the word itself to suggest that instead of overusing the term pedagogy, we should focus more on the journey of education we are privileged to share with our students.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"52 - 56"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1759119","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46201923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparisons between three disciplines regarding device usage in a lecture theatre, academic performance and learning","authors":"M. Limniou, D. Duret, C. Hands","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1797522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1797522","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This investigation explored students’ learning behaviour from three different disciplines in relation to the student personal device usage in a lecture theatre environment and its impact on learning and academic performance. 163 Psychology, 253 Life Sciences and 83 Veterinary Science students participated in this study by completing a questionnaire. Differences between the three disciplines have been identified regarding the device usage, (non)/learning activities and multitasking in a lecture theatre. The findings of this investigation contradict previously published literature regarding the student academic performance and the use of their own devices in a lecture theatre, as there was no difference amongst the students from the same discipline. Student learning experience is linked to their individual learning characteristics which may be connected to course characteristics and teaching approach. This study raises questions about the students’ behaviour to bring their own devices in a lecture theatre and its implication on multitasking and teaching approaches.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"132 - 147"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1797522","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43649017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding pedagogical essentials of employability embedded curricula for business school undergraduates: a multi-generational cohort perspective","authors":"D. Yawson, F. Yamoah","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1846134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1846134","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The concepts of employability and generational effects are emerging disciplines within the context of business education management research, but their complementary role in curriculum development and enrichment is yet to be explored. The study employs a work-related employability course for a business school undergraduate cohort (N = 267) consisting of various generations to examine the generational effects from the student stakeholder perspective of work-related learning outcomes in employability embedded curricula. This research shows the differences in students’ perceptions based on age generations as shown to be marked by the Generations X, Y and Z, which also produces a different inter-generational learning opportunity with distinct characteristics. We established that undergraduate multi-generational cohorts expect contextualised employability-related teaching to accompany designing and embedding work-related employability curricula. We show that an employability embedded curriculum is likely to improve students’ employability decisions when different inter-generational learning environments are factored into programme development, delivery, and assessment.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"360 - 380"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1846134","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47565644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facilitating service-learning through competencies associated with relational pedagogy: a personal reflection","authors":"Theresa A. Chika-James","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1820886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1820886","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Service-learning is identified as a high-impact teaching practice as it aids the development of business knowledge, human skills and civic responsibility amongst students. In spite of the benefits of service-learning, there are few studies that indicate the relational competencies of faculty members used to facilitate service-learning. This study shows how four relational competencies associated with relational pedagogy: care, interpersonal communication, an attentive presence and trust, facilitated service-learning amongst undergraduate students. Data for this study were drawn from personal reflections of teacher-student interactions during a service-learning course in change management. Findings show that although the demonstration of relational competencies associated with relational pedagogy created a conducive learning space that enabled students to gain practical knowledge, not all students in the study welcomed this approach. Based on the findings of this study, this article provides suggestions to educators in higher education engaged in service-learning and directions for further research.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"267 - 293"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1820886","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46402574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Foodways, community, and film-making: a case study of funds of knowledge in higher education","authors":"Mashael Alharbi, Yuen Sze Michelle Tan, C. O. Lo","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1841569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1841569","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Undergraduate students can develop different bodies of knowledge by engaging with members of their family, university, and community. In this study, we investigated how undergraduate students used the knowledge, skills, and resources they gained in class to engage with their local communities through the creation of documentary films as part of an undergraduate course assignment. We employed funds of knowledge as a theoretical lens to understand how students utilize their academic knowledge in community contexts, and how students accumulate funds of knowledge within these contexts. The findings demonstrate that community-based knowledge was transmitted through a food discourse, which in turn informed the students’ academic knowledge. What is highlighted is the dialectical relationship between knowledge developed through community engagement and those gained through academic contexts.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"310 - 323"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1841569","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47819120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying student retention factors of a UK university using the concept of a learning community: a qualitative approach","authors":"Alexandros Chrysikos, Stephen Catterall","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1788968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1788968","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The UK will need a skilled IT work force to maintain its position as a world leader in computing research and development. This study investigated the experience of learning communities amongst first year undergraduate computing students at a UK university. The concept of a learning community was used to examine its influence on student academic and social integration, the issues students need to overcome and the knowledge they need to acquire to become successful. A qualitative approach was employed using the ‘unfolding matrix’, which was completed during group interviews. The data analysis results revealed that learning communities critically affect students’ academic and social integration. Specifically, the importance of student support and guidance from academic staff was considered, as well as student relationships with other students and academic staff. Furthermore, developing a sense of personal awareness and the need to develop an effective academic skill-set to succeed were identified as critical.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"90 - 109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1788968","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44768123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. R. Valero, Tomeka Reid, Ghislaine Dell, David Stacey, Jo Hatt, Yvonne Moore, Sally Clift
{"title":"Embedding employability and transferable skills in the curriculum: a practical, multidisciplinary approach","authors":"M. R. Valero, Tomeka Reid, Ghislaine Dell, David Stacey, Jo Hatt, Yvonne Moore, Sally Clift","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1816846","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1816846","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper discusses a practical, multidisciplinary approach used to embed employability skills in a new postgraduate (PGT) Engineering course at the University of Bath. Informed by relevant professional bodies, key transferable skills were identified and embedded in the curriculum with discipline-specific content. Students worked on a series of hands-on activities in which they integrated and applied principles and methodologies from various areas (linguistics, information, etc.), complementary to their technical expertise, as in the working environment. This was facilitated by a multidisciplinary team comprised of Academic and Professional Services staff at the University of Bath. The organisational context and rationale for the approach presented, including the practical implementation and initial outcomes in the new PGT course, are provided.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"247 - 266"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1816846","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46855562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Re-imagining the MBA: an arts-based approach","authors":"Anita Walsh, P. Powell","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1797523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1797523","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) degree is a long-standing, globally recognised qualification for aspiring business leaders. Yet, the qualification has changed little over its history, despite substantial changes in the role and practice of business. Notwithstanding much introspection, many MBA programmes have not been transformed. This is unsurprising, given that MBA programmes are a staple of most business schools and are valuable, monetarily and reputationally, in their current form. Nevertheless, a management qualification intended to tackle the wicked problems that beset contemporary organisations requires adoption of a pedagogy based on an epistemology of practice and a curriculum incorporating design thinking. Solutions need to include more responsive values, and a wider range of knowledge. This paper posits a solution which draws on Biggs’ constructive alignment approach to programme design, and has been enacted in a new arts-based MBA programme which is used as an example throughout.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"148 - 164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1797523","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47436825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marking gender studies: the (Radical) value of creative-critical assessment","authors":"Miriam Kent","doi":"10.1080/23752696.2020.1771611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2020.1771611","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Feminist pedagogies have established the need to query power structures in terms of curriculum content and teaching praxis. However, the topic of student assessment poses difficulties: it is a means through which students’ performance is evaluated and quantified according to set institutionalised criteria that values particular forms of hegemonic knowledge. The following article presents a self-reflexive exploration of assessment within a Gender Studies module taught in the Autumn semesters of the 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic years at a UK university. The module was a core component of the institution’s MA in Gender Studies. This was an exciting opportunity to experiment with assessment styles corresponding to feminist pedagogies to help develop students’ and instructors’ disciplinary scope and explore the radical potential for creative-critical approaches to assessment. This article outlines some the challenges of employing alternative modes of learning and teaching from a feminist perspective and suggests some strategies to address these.","PeriodicalId":43390,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Pedagogies","volume":"5 1","pages":"61 - 89"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23752696.2020.1771611","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45459106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}