Employability Through the Curriculum

被引:56
作者
Peter T. Knight
Mantz Yorke
机构
[1] The Open University,
[2] Liverpool John Moores University,undefined
关键词
Human Capital; Education Research; Academic Freedom; Advanced Economy; Curriculum Change;
D O I
10.1023/A:1021222629067
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摘要
Employability, it is argued, can be embedded inany academic subject in higher educationwithout compromising core academic freedoms. Astrategy for curriculum change is described,which is sensitive to both governmentalexpectations and traditional academic values –and is relatively easy to use. The strategyprovides a way of preserving legitimatediversity in response to the homogenisingtendencies of the human capital policies thatare influential in many advanced economies.
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页码:261 / 276
页数:15
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