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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Supporting Student Success

Donald Clifton’s decades of research rooted in positive psychology led to the creation of the CS assessment. One of our longest standing collaborations is in a third-year Kinesiology course, where I co-present workshops with a Career Services Coordinator demonstrating how students can apply their strengths to a job in their field.

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Developing students’ career resilience – a university wide approach?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

The first phase of the primary research involved a series of focus groups held with students (drawn largely from Edinburgh College of Art), supplemented by contextual interviews with relevant professionals and key university staff. References: Haushofer, J (2016): ‘CV of Failures’. Educational Studies. 32(3): 251–264.

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Career Development Planning

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Students have always been required to submit an individual career action plan but this year I changed my approach to feedback on this assessment and I introduced a new assessment, a group labour market project. 2006): How assessment frames student learning in C. So what was the result? References: Brophy, J. Bryan and K.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

Additionally, the HEC encourages collaboration between higher education institutions and industry, supports and promotes research in higher education, and works to enhance the international visibility of Bahrain's higher education system.

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Understanding the purpose and role of the CAA UAE in higher education

Creatrix Campus

It evaluates a range of factors, including the institution's governance and administration, academic programs, faculty, and student services, to determine whether the institution should receive accreditation.

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Chemistry: from Concept to Consumer

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

It’s easy enough for them to get a feel for academic research while they are in the university environment but harder for them to envisage how chemistry can be used beyond this setting. ” “This has been a great help in helping me better consider my career options.” They often ask: (a) What jobs could a chemist do? (b)