Connecting Higher Education to the Labour Market: The Experience of Service Learning in a Portuguese University

Autor/inn/en	Pais, Sofia Castanheira; Dias, Teresa Silva; Benício, Deyse
Titel	Connecting Higher Education to the Labour Market: The Experience of Service Learning in a Portuguese University
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 12 (2022), Artikel 259 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pais, Sofia Castanheira) ORCID (Dias, Teresa Silva)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Education Work Relationship; Labor Market; Service Learning; Foreign Countries; Employment Potential; Interpersonal Competence; Skill Development; Communication Skills; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; College Students; Student Attitudes; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Service-Learning; Ausland; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kommunikationsstil; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The mission of higher education institutions (HEI) includes fostering conditions that enable student participation, and a commitment to their professional success. Pedagogical strategies which combine learning that goes beyond the university and involves a service-learning (SL) course carried out in the context of a pedagogical innovation programme of the University of Porto were examined. This examination included interviews with teachers, a focus group discussion with students and the analysis of logbooks and final reports to realize the potential of SL for improving employability. The results put into perspective the weaknesses and potentialities of SL courses at HEI and show that when academic learning is integrated with community experience, students gain both personal/social and academic skills. They also develop leadership and communication skills and critical awareness on the one hand and time and resources management and the ability to adapt and respond to challenges of the real world on the other, all seen as beneficial for the transition into the labour market. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01