The Skills That Matter Lisa Savy Kauffman Travis Linnemann

Travis Linnemann

Once a showcase for amateur athletics

The authors offer practical guidance based on two decades working with faculty and doctoral students

Vanden Brink proves the point again and again throughout the book

perhaps several times

The Skills That Matter Lisa Savy Kauffman Travis LinnemannEducation efforts are shifting from a focus on accountability and testing to better preparing students for higher education and the workplace by increasing the focus on "social emotional", "employability" and or "soft" skills. The trend of high academic expectations and measurement to the exclusion of all other skills is being displaced by discussions of meaning and relevance in rigorous education, allowing an opportunity for innovation and creativity