Integrating key skills in higher education : employability, transferable skills, and learning for life / edited by Stephen Fallows and Christine Steven

CONTENT

Part 1 Introduction to skills
1 The skills agenda

Part 2 Skills implementation : case examples
2 Embedding a skills programme for all students
3 Ability-based education
4 Evolution of skills development initiatives
5 Implementing graduate skills at an Australian university
6 Embedding key skills at an Australian university
7 Creating incurable learners: building learner autonomy through key skills
8 Tertiary literacies: integrating generic skills into the curriculum
9 Skills development through student-led activities
10 Use of the Web to support development of key skills
11 A graduate apprenticeship scheme
12 Springboard: student-centred assessment for development
13 Use of case studies in the development of key skills
14 Using the national key skills framework within a higher education context
15 Helping academic staff to integrate professional skills
16 Lessons learnt: a case study in the assessment of learning outcomes
17 It's a long hard road!
18 Questioning the skills agenda

Part 3 Conclusions
19 Concluding observations and plans for institutional implementation

Part 4 Guidance on 'How to...'
20 'How to' at the module level: a selection of practical skills implementation tips

Includes references and index