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Bridging the gap between education and employment: a case study of problem-based learning implementation in Postgraduate Sport and Exercise Psychology

Helen J. Heaviside, Andrew J. Manley, Joanne Hudson Orcid Logo

Higher Education Pedagogies, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 463 - 477

Swansea University Author: Joanne Hudson Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/23752696.2018.1462095

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The purpose of this case study was to explore Postgraduate Sport and Exercise Psychology students’ and their lecturer’s experiences of PBL, and, its role in developing their employability skills. A focus group was conducted with four students (Mage = 22.75 years, SD = 0.96 years; n female = 2) and a...

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Published in: Higher Education Pedagogies
ISSN: 2375-2696
Published: 2018
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38239
Abstract: The purpose of this case study was to explore Postgraduate Sport and Exercise Psychology students’ and their lecturer’s experiences of PBL, and, its role in developing their employability skills. A focus group was conducted with four students (Mage = 22.75 years, SD = 0.96 years; n female = 2) and a conversational interview was conducted with the lecturer (age = 37 years, teaching experience = 11 years). Inductive thematic analysis of verbatim transcripts was used as a basis for developing portrait and composite vignettes to illustrate their experiences. Their underpinning themes suggested that PBL was instrumental for developing key employability skills: team working, communication and interpersonal sensitivity; thinking critically, creatively and flexibly; for helping students translate academic knowledge into application in future employment contexts, and for increasing awareness that learning is a lifelong developmental process.
Keywords: Employability skills, professional development, critical thinking
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 1
Start Page: 463
End Page: 477

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