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Professional Practice

Themes & Influences


By Nick Sanders & Rosie Sellwood

Journey through Higher Education: the debate

Professional Practice

What has influenced our Professional

Practice?

What is the purpose of HE?


Valuable experience

Self-discovery
Develop

understanding
Challenge ideas Space/ time to reflect

What is the value of a degree?


Creativity, innovation,

experimentation
Research community

Specialist environment
Employers Collaboration

Do we need to prepare students for a career?


Opportunity, not driving

force
Apply degree-level

education

Do we need to train students for graduate jobs?


Not objective Broaden horizons Awareness of skills Make connections

An opportunity to reclaim the term employability for Higher Education?

Shared view
Recognise the need for change within HE Need to redefine the term employability within this

context before it is forced on us

The Independent, Saturday 2nd July 2011

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