The generic skills debate in research higher degrees

By Rob Gilbert *, Jo Balatti, P. Turner, H. Whitehouse. 2004

214 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Education, General Health Professions

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In Education

1. T. Ferguson
2. Susan Mowbray
3. C. Halse
4. Gail Craswell
5. C. Manathunga
6. Susan R. Hemer

In General Health Professions

1. T. Ferguson
2. Susan Mowbray
3. Hugh Kearns
4. M. Gardiner
5. C. Manathunga
6. C. Halse
7. Susan R. Hemer

Citations in the corpus

• The ‘Write’ Skills and More: A Thesis Writing Group for Doctoral Students (2009, background): “The current emphasis on transferable or generic skills applicable to university and other professional settings is evident within higher education institutions internationally (Cargill, 2004; Demeritt, 2004; Gilbert et al., 2004; Craswell, 2007).”
• Graduate attribute development and employment outcomes: tracking PhD graduates (2009, background): “Email: c.manathunga@uq.edu.au standard supervision process and do not directly relate to students’ individual research projects (Pearson and Brew 2002; Borthwick and Wissler 2003; Gilbert et al. 2004; UK GRAD Programme 2004; Manathunga et al. 2007).”
• The purpose of the PhD: theorising the skills acquired by students (2010, background): “Adopting the broad definition of skills as the acquisition or development of specific capacities, abilities, aptitudes or competencies (Gilbert et al., 2004), our article addresses two questions: what skills do current doctoral students report developing during their PhD; and how might the process o”
• Developing social competence and other generic skills in teacher education: applying the model of integrative pedagogy (2016, unknown): “…generic skills among higher education and vocational students (e.g., Barnett 2004; Barrie 2007; Bath et al. 2004; Biggs 1999, Crebert et al. 2004a; Gilbert et al. 2004; Kember and Leung 2005; Kember, Leung, and Ma 2007; Robley, Whittle, and Murdoch-Eaton 2005; Rychen and Salganik 2003; Stenström…”
• Innovation in PhD completion: the hardy shall succeed (and be happy!) (2008, background): “Although the area of GC training has been fraught with problems of inadequate definition (Gilbert et al., 2004), Borthwick and Wissler (2003) describe generic capabilities as skills desirable for a smooth transition from a degree to the workplace, but which may not be learnt during the traditional…”
• Deconstructing the skills training debate in doctoral education (2007, background): “Arguments for workplace skills training are said to be ‘strengthened by the increasingly wide employment destinations of graduates’ and the decline of ‘academic work as a career destination’ (Gilbert et al., 2004, p. 379).”