The benefits of a University education
The benefits of a University education
By Kim Catcheside March 5th, 2012
After reading all the latest reports, and Stefan Collini's new book, Kim Catcheside is still convinced no-one can better Thorstein Veblen's description of what a university is for.
It provides the source of strength for towns, universities are the source of strength in the knowledge-based economy of the twenty-first century. This looks at how universities and academics can promote enterprise and entrepreneurship as part of their teaching and how this might be properly assessed. I'm particularly struck by the section describing the "behaviors, attributes and skills" that should be demonstrated by an enterprising and entrepreneurial student. The document says that students should be able to:
• Recognize and achieve goals and ambitions, especially in response to challenge (goals and ambitions)
• Enhance self-confidence and belief through practice of enterprising skills and behaviours (self-confidence)
• Demonstrate perseverance, resilience and determination to achieve goals, especially within challenging situations (perseverance)
• Recognize that they are in control of their own destiny (internal locus of control) and use this understanding effectively within enterprising situations
• Take action and learn both from actions and active experimentation (action orientation)
• Innovate and offer creative solutions to challenging and complex problems (innovation and creativity).
By Kim Catcheside March 5th, 2012
After reading all the latest reports, and Stefan Collini's new book, Kim Catcheside is still convinced no-one can better Thorstein Veblen's description of what a university is for.
It provides the source of strength for towns, universities are the source of strength in the knowledge-based economy of the twenty-first century. This looks at how universities and academics can promote enterprise and entrepreneurship as part of their teaching and how this might be properly assessed. I'm particularly struck by the section describing the "behaviors, attributes and skills" that should be demonstrated by an enterprising and entrepreneurial student. The document says that students should be able to:
• Recognize and achieve goals and ambitions, especially in response to challenge (goals and ambitions)
• Enhance self-confidence and belief through practice of enterprising skills and behaviours (self-confidence)
• Demonstrate perseverance, resilience and determination to achieve goals, especially within challenging situations (perseverance)
• Recognize that they are in control of their own destiny (internal locus of control) and use this understanding effectively within enterprising situations
• Take action and learn both from actions and active experimentation (action orientation)
• Innovate and offer creative solutions to challenging and complex problems (innovation and creativity).
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