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Skills And Student Affairs: A Discourse Analysis, Shannon Mckechnie
Skills And Student Affairs: A Discourse Analysis, Shannon Mckechnie
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Media, industry, and other public actors have claimed that a ‘skills gap’ exists in students exiting post-secondary education and entering the workforce. The Ontario provincial government has developed policy, the Highly Skilled Workforce Strategy, to provide directives to universities in the province to provide skills development to students to aid in closing the gap and providing a workplace relevant education. In this study, I explore the experiences of student affairs and services (SAS) staff responsible for enacting provincial policy related to skills development at the university level by investigating the discourses that shape policy and practices of these staff …
Mentoring In English Canadian Academic Libraries, Marni R. Harrington, Elizabeth Marshall
Mentoring In English Canadian Academic Libraries, Marni R. Harrington, Elizabeth Marshall
Western Libraries Presentations
Presented in Halifax at CLA's 2011 conference, this peer-reviewed research presentation presented preliminary data about mentoring in Canadian college and university libraries. This research examines mentoring expectations of recent graduates, perspectives of practicing academic librarians and library directors from across Canada.