Building Better Students: Preparation for the Workforce

Synopsis

Led By A Team Of Experts, Building Better Students: Preparation For The Workforce Discusses A Variety Of Issues Surrounding Workforce Readiness In The 21st Century By Presenting The Latest Research, Practice, And Policy On What Is Continually Emerging As A Febrile Field. By Featuring Such Topics As How To Define And Measure Workforce Readiness; How To Prepare Students For The Workforce; And Bridging The Gap Between College And Workforce Readiness, This Volume Is A Necessary Contribution To Today's Skills Gap Literature As Society Works To Not Only Secure Our Own Economic Futures, But Our Children's Futures, As Well. In This Volume, World-class Contributors From A Variety Of Backgrounds (including Industrial/organizational Psychology, Personality Psychology, And Educational Assessment) All Come Together To Share Their Unique Perspective On The Larger Issues At Hand. In Addition To Showcasing Cutting-edge Research, Building Better Students Offers Insightful Commentary And Provides Readers With The Opportunity To Not Only Reflect On These Issues, But How To Move The Needle Further For This Generation And Beyond. -- Building Better Students Discusses Issues Surrounding Workforce Readiness In The 21st Century. Leading Experts From Psychology, Education, And The Workforce Present Cutting Edge Research On The Topic. By Synthesizing The Latest Thinking On A Febrile Topic, This Volume Stands At The Forefront Of Offering Promising New Directions For Reducing The Emerging Skills Gap-- Do We Really Need To Build Better Students? / Jeremy Burrus ... [et Al.] -- Workplace Readiness And Personnel Selection : Setting The Stage / Paul R. Sackett And Philip T. Walmsley -- Critical Skills For The 21st Century Workforce / Ryan Whorton ... [et Al.] -- Cross-cultural Competence As A 21st Century Skill / Jennifer Klafehn -- Rethinking How We Define And Measure 21st Century Skills : Commentary / Patrick C. Kyllonen -- Preparing Students For Workplace Diversity : Some Research Implications / Jaime Lester, David A. Kravitz, And Carrie N. Klein -- Entrepreneurial, Professional, And Leadership Career Aspiration Survey : Toward Holistic Career Development Of University Students In The 21st Century / Olexander S. Chernyshenko ... [et Al.] -- Interests And Person-environment Fit : A New Perspective On Workforce Readiness And Success / Rong Su And Christopher D. Nye -- The Sourdough Model Of Conscientiousness / Brent W. Roberts And Patrick L. Hill -- Rethinking How We Prepare Students For The Workforce : Commentary / Indako E. Clarke, Kit S. Double, And Carolyn Maccann -- Linking Education And Employment : A Foundational Competency Framework For Career Success / Hope Clark -- Combining Cognitive And Noncognitive Measures : Expanding The Domain Of College And Workforce Performance And Its Prediction / Neal Schmitt -- Establishing An International Standards Framework And Action Research Agenda For Workplace Readiness And Success / Juliya Golubovich, Rong Su, And Steven B. Robbins -- Traversing The Gap Between College And Workforce Readiness : Anything But A Bridge Too Far! Commentary / Dana M. Murano And Richard D. Roberts -- The Future Of Workforce Readiness : Research, Policy, And Practice / Bobby D. Naemi ... [et Al.]. Edited By Jeremy Burrus, Krista D. Mattern, Bobby D. Naemi, Richard D. Roberts. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.