Key College Skills
- Literacy in the Digital Age focuses on literacy skills that need to be taught in the public school system. Although its focus is on public school, the article offers an interesting perspective on skills needed in the 21st century. Don't be put off by the length - you may want to focus on the many boxed lists
- Who is an Educated Person? The Ingredients of Educatedness is an article that investigates skills and qualities that education should support and develop.
- Greater Expectations, an Association of American Colleges and Universities report on education in the 21st century, offers insights into "why college education is important in today's world" and "the important outcomes of college study" (click on "For Students & Parents," and then on these items in the bulleted list). http://www.greaterexpectations.org/
- 10 Transferable Skills you learned during your College Education - one person's brief overview http://timmathisen.hubpages.com/hub/10-core-skills-developed-from-a-liberal-education
- The Value of the Liberal Arts - a thoughtful, interesting article written by the president of Lewis & Clark College http://legacy.lclark.edu/dept/public/liberalarts.html
- It Takes More than a Major - a summary of a research study done in 2013 that identifies skills and knowledge 21st century employers expect https://www.aacu.org/leap/presidentstrust/compact/2013SurveySummary (the complete survey is at https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/2013_EmployerSurvey.pdf)