The skills agenda as a global policy issue
Challenging assumptions in the skills agenda about discrepancies between graduate skills and job sector demands, including global policy influences on higher education systems.
Publications
Viczko, M., Lorusso, J., & McKechnie, S. (2019). The Skills Gap Agenda in Canadian Higher Education Research Summary.
Viczko, M., Lorusso, J. & McKechnie, S. (2019). The ‘problem’ of the skills gap agenda in post-secondary education policies. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 191, 118-130.
McKechnie, S. (2020). Policy Problems: Preparing Students for the “Real World”. CACUSS Communiqué, 20(1), 35-38.
Viczko, M., McKechnie, S., van Buggenhout, N., & Álvarez Barrios, J. (2018). Mind the gap: Mapping the politics of the skills gap in higher education.
Viczko, M., McKechnie, S., van Buggenhout, N., & Álvarez Barrios, J. (2018). Mind the Gap Project Summary.
McKechnie, S. (2018). “Skills and student affairs: A discourse analysis”. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository . 5741.