عنوان

To just reach farther : Communication, collaboration, and credibility---empowering marginalized youth with 21st century skills

شماره

T545

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

To just reach farther : Communication, collaboration, and credibility---empowering marginalized youth with 21st century skills

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام ساير پديدآوران

;supervisor: Collay, Michelle

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

California State University, East Bay: United States -- California

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

: 2013

نام خاص و کميت اثر

187 Pages

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ed.D.

متن يادداشت

This participatory action research examines students' perceptions of how intentionally taught 21st century skills have transformed their lives. Personal Development Education (PDE) encompasses interpersonal and interaction skills that are required for students to function and succeed in global-oriented 21st century colleges and careers. Emergent research indicates that all students need to be prepared for both college and career, and PDE is essential in both settings. PDE is particularly critical for first-generation college-educated students. Since these students are academic pioneers in their families' quest for formal education and professional opportunity, such skills are essential. The study focused on students' perceptions of how PDE influenced their ability to communicate more effectively and work collaboratively with a range of peers and others. Through a series of interviews and focus groups, the researcher built on previously established, classroom-based relationships to engage students in further examination of their perceptions of PDE. The researcher and students co-constructed a deeper understanding about the role of PDE: Students now see themselves as more credible and capable of moving fluidly between their home, communities and the larger world. The main findings from the study are that communication is the gateway skill to the rest of the 21 st century skills, and participants perceive code-switching (the ability to change language depending on the audience) as an added-value skill for effective communication; participants appreciate the art of collaboration, recognize the challenges and successes inherent in people-management and interpersonal relationships, and believe their credibility is increased as an outcome of learning effective communication techniques. This seminal study reveals a high level of student sophistication on the value of soft skills and offers educators a new understanding about the power of PDE. A key finding of this study is that teacher training programs be strengthened by embedding PDE. New teachers would learn practical implementation of behavioral 21 st century competencies for both academic content and classroom management. Keywords: employability skills, personal development education, hard skills, soft skills, 21st century skills, 21st century behavioral competencies, scan skills, globalization, and cultural capital

موضوع مستند نشده

Educational sociology

موضوع مستند نشده

; Educational leadership

موضوع مستند نشده

Sociolinguistics

اصطلاح موضوعی

Social sciences

اصطلاح موضوعی

Education

اصطلاح موضوعی

Marginalized youth

اصطلاح موضوعی

21st-century behavioral competencies

اصطلاح موضوعی

Cultural capital

اصطلاح موضوعی

Globalization

اصطلاح موضوعی

Personal development education

اصطلاح موضوعی

Social justice

اصطلاح موضوعی

Soft skills

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Jacobson, Vera Lee

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Collay, Michelle, supervisor

تاريخ و ساعت مذاکره و دسترسي

TL545.pdf

متن ارتباطي

لببیلبیلبیلیب

فرمت انتشار

e

نوع ماده

TL

کد کاربرگه

254359

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y