Transferable Skills in Higher Education

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This text uses a case study approach to show how life-skills can be developed in a range of higher education subject areas. It also looks at the changes which can be made to the curriculum to facilitate this sort of learning. The case studies are set against a more theoretical background.

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This text uses a case study approach to show how life-skills can be developed in a range of higher education subject areas. It also looks at the changes which can be made to the curriculum to facilitate this sort of learning. The case studies are set against a more theoretical background.

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Table of Contents

Foreword 1
Ch. 1 Transferable Skills: A Response to the Sceptics 11
Ch. 2 Skills: A Social Perspective 20
Ch. 3 A Modernist Perspective on Changes in the Higher Education Curriculum 29
Ch. 4 Supporting Students and Lecturers in the Learning and Teaching of Skills 39
Ch. 5 Student Enterprise: A Forum for Building on Transferable Skills 46
Ch. 6 Profiling Work Experience in Consumer Studies 57
Ch. 7 The Use and Value of Profiling on a BA Business Studies Placement 68
Ch. 8 Profiling Transferable Skills in the Social Sciences 82
Ch. 9 Film Studies' Record of Achievements 90
Ch. 10 Profiling the Year Abroad in Modern Language Degrees 99
Ch. 11 Profiling in Chemistry Courses 106
Ch. 12 Profiling in an Integrated BA Business Studies Programme 113
Ch. 13 Getting into Print: An Introduction to the Publishing Industry 135
Ch. 14 Oral History for Undergraduates: A Skills Perspective 142
Ch. 15 Drawing in Interior Design: The Portfolio 148
Ch. 16 Developing Grammatical Skills for Language Learners 156
Conclusion 163
The Contributors 169
Glossary of Abbreviations 174
Index 176

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