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First Destination Preparation: The Role of the Liberal Arts

dc.contributor.authorDaniels, Kelsey
dc.contributor.authorKnowlton, Molly
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Angela King
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-16T10:28:45Z
dc.date.available2022-09-16T10:28:45Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/17712
dc.descriptionLeadership Policy and Organizations Department capstone projecten_US
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to build a deeper understanding of the extent to which liberal arts experiences lead to the building of liberal arts skills and to determine whether these skills ultimately help students arrive at their first destination post-graduation. To this end, we worked with the The Honors College (THC) at the Northwest Research University* to see how current and former students engaged with and benefited from their honors college experience. We utilized a mixed-methods approach, including a qualitative, quantitative, and benchmarking component, to explore the experiences of THC students and alumni. Our study finds that while students do obtain liberal arts skills that can help them reach their first destinations, they are often unable to translate and apply these skills into professional workplaces, especially non-academic ones. This study provides an important addition to the literature as it explores the role of liberal arts experiences on students’ first post-graduation outcomes, such as employment, prestigious fellowships, graduate programs, and in some cases, an intentional gap year. It further confirms that liberal arts skills can be cultivated outside of the traditional liberal arts college environment. *These are pseudonyms.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherVanderbilt University. Peabody Collegeen_US
dc.subjectcareer placementen_US
dc.subjecthonors collegeen_US
dc.subjectcollege outcomesen_US
dc.subjectliberal artsen_US
dc.subjectvalue of higher educationen_US
dc.subjectvalue of liberal artsen_US
dc.subjectliberal arts and careersen_US
dc.subjectcareer servicesen_US
dc.subjectcareer preparationen_US
dc.subjectliberal arts and research universitiesen_US
dc.subjectliberal arts and 21st century skillsen_US
dc.titleFirst Destination Preparation: The Role of the Liberal Artsen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
dc.description.collegePeabody College of Education and Human Development
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Leadership Policy and Organizations


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