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Developing Students: An Examination Of Skills Practiced And Acquired By Student Employee Of The Year Nominees Through Their Student Employment Experiences, Erin J. Truhler Nov 2008

Developing Students: An Examination Of Skills Practiced And Acquired By Student Employee Of The Year Nominees Through Their Student Employment Experiences, Erin J. Truhler

Culminating Projects in Higher Education Administration

This study examines the life skills practiced and acquired by student employees who were nominated for the Student Employee of the Year award at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University between the 2001-2002 and 2007- 2008 academic years. A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the contents of the nomination forms submitted by both supervisors and students reveals that the students represented in the sample did practice and acquire a great number of life skills- such as time management, decision making, supervisory skills, and computer and technology skills-through their student employment positions. The study then relates these findings …