Introduction: Employability Skills in the Twenty-First Century WorkforceĪbstract The broad literature on workforce “skills gaps” describes how employers want to hire young workers who have the right employability skills or “soft skills.” Most employers are willing to “train up” high school students or recent graduates who possess the necessary personal and interpersonal skills. Industry code families and associated codes Student code families and associated codes Projects and Activities That Promote Employability Skills SolidWorks Certification Exam (Payne HS and West HS) Payne HS Daily Station Work: 20 Stations in 30 Days Starling HS Weekly Design Days West HS Annual Rocket Launch and Egg Drop ReferenceĮyes Toward the Future Primary Contributions Student Narrative: Dana (WHS) Student Narrative: Jessica (HHS) Strengths and Limitations Further Research References Interpersonal Skills Teamwork and Helping Behaviors Leadership and Conflict Management Social Skills Interpersonal Skills for the Future Reference Personal Responsibility and Work Ethic Personal Responsibility Work Ethic Personal Skills for the Future Reference Introduction: Employability Skills in the Twenty-First Century Workforce “Employability Skills That People Have Forgotten” Purpose The Desire for Employability Skills Identifying Employability Skills Teaching Employability Skills in Applied CTE Courses Book Overview Referencesīackground and Methodology Florida Context: Industry and Education Methodology ReferencesĬore Elements of Work Ethic The Need for Soft Skills Personal Responsibility: Doing the Basics Engineering Mindset and Work Ethic Willingness to Learn Referenceįlexibility and Interpersonal Skills Flexibility Social Skills Leadership and Managing Client Interactions Teamwork and Managing Conflict Reference To my parents, William and Mildred, teachers who taught me to value education and inspired me to share the value of educators Cover illustration: © South_agency/E+/getty images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: GewerbestraCham, Switzerland The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Palgrave Studies in Urban Education ISBN 978-3-7 ISBN 978-4-4 (eBook) © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. Will Tyson Department of Sociology University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA Teaching and Learning Employability Skills in Career and Technical Education Industry, Educator, and Student Perspectives Semel Secondary Education City College of New York New York, NY, USA Sadovnik Rutgers University–Newark Newark, NJ, USA Susan F. Teaching and Learning Employability Skills in Career and Technical Education Industry, Educator, and Student Perspectives Will Tyson
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