Power skills
Spring 2023
Power skills like communication, problem-solving, self-motivation, collaboration, and creativity are essential for academic and professional success. SCADask surveyed more than 450 high school educators to identify the power skills most beneficial to their students as they pursue higher education and postgraduate employment. Respondents from 32 countries highlighted key skills such as communication, adaptability, and self-motivation for success. Surprisingly, many in the survey group regarded self-motivated students as the hardest of their cohort to teach, opening an avenue for deeper introspection on how this skill should be taught and developed. The survey responses set up for future research to evaluate the type of coursework and support systems that would encourage further development of these crucial skills at the college level.
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SCADask generates timely research at the intersection of commerce, creativity, and culture. With a purpose of educating the public with new insights on trending topics as well as elevating SCAD as the preeminent source of knowledge in the disciplines we teach, SCADask equips external partners to address a wide range of emergent business opportunities. Under the supervision of qualified university leaders, SCADask identifies, formulates, and tackles research questions that are relevant to SCAD disciplines and appealing to a general interest audience. The qualitative and quantitative results and strategic insights produced from SCADask research synthesize existing knowledge from SCAD programs and new research assignments with external partners.
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