"Best of Both Worlds": Alumni Perspectives on Honors and the Liberal Arts

Autor/inn/en	Taylor, Angela King; Daniels, Kelsey; Knowlton, Molly
Titel	"Best of Both Worlds": Alumni Perspectives on Honors and the Liberal Arts
Quelle	In: Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 23 (2022) 1, S.191-220 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-0151
Schlagwörter	Liberal Arts; Honors Curriculum; Alumni; Outcomes of Education; Education Work Relationship; Educational Experience; College Graduates; Job Skills; 21st Century Skills; Research Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Bildungserfahrung; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Produktive Fertigkeit; Forschungseinrichtung
Abstract	This study explores the extent to which skills acquired through liberal arts curricula facilitate immediate post-graduate employment of honors college alumni. Using qualitative methods and semi-structured interviews (n = 16), authors examine the honors college experience and the attainment of skills through the lens of graduates (2017-2020) at a large research institution. Results indicate that while honors alumni identify certain skills that helped them realize initial employment, they were often unable to translate and apply these skills in professional workplaces, particularly nonacademic ones. Data further suggest that liberal arts skills (communication, research competence, critical reasoning, intercultural competence, interdisciplinary inquiry, disciplinary methods, and intellectual engagement) can be cultivated within honors colleges at large universities and are not particular to traditional liberal arts colleges. By focusing on earliest career experience rather than cumulative, this study is an essential contribution to outcomes-related discourse in the field of honors education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Collegiate Honors Council. 1100 Neihardt Residence Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 540 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588. Tel: 402-472-9150; Fax: 402-472-9152; e-mail: nchc@unl.edu; Web site: http://nchchonors.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01