Citizen scholars: cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business education

Purpose – This study has two objectives: (1) to identify gaps in the citizen scholar framework by comparing and synthesizing the relevant pedagogical literature and (2) to illustrate how 21st century graduate capabilities can be cultivated through teaching practices using the citizen scholar framewo...

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Main Authors: Yuhui Gao, Elaine Huber
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Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2024-09-01
Series:Journal of Work-Applied Management
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JWAM-10-2023-0119/full/pdf
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description Purpose – This study has two objectives: (1) to identify gaps in the citizen scholar framework by comparing and synthesizing the relevant pedagogical literature and (2) to illustrate how 21st century graduate capabilities can be cultivated through teaching practices using the citizen scholar framework. Design/methodology/approach – We briefly synthesize the relevant citizen scholar pedagogical frameworks and approaches. We use two case studies in two large classroom settings in Ireland and Australia to demonstrate how the citizen scholar attributes can be developed through curriculum design and multiple forms of assessment. Findings – We identify that there is a need for digital literacy to be placed as a fifth attribution cluster in the citizen scholar framework. We also demonstrate that these graduate competencies can be developed at scale by embedding the citizen scholar framework in teaching practices. Practical implications – We offer a practical implementation mechanism for cultivating 21st century graduate competencies, which will help further embed citizen scholar in pedagogy strategies, thus empowering learning at scale in business education. Originality/value – The current study makes the first attempt to identify significant attribution gaps in the citizen scholar framework by synthesizing and mapping the relevant approaches. Detailed examples of curriculum design from the two countries also offer new insights into the implementation of a citizen scholar framework.
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spelling doaj-art-a0f140ef1d9b4952890d4e4708a395472025-08-20T02:16:55ZengEmerald PublishingJournal of Work-Applied Management2205-20622205-149X2024-09-0116220021710.1108/JWAM-10-2023-0119Citizen scholars: cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business educationYuhui Gao0Elaine Huber1DCU Business School, Dublin City University, Dublin, IrelandThe University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, AustraliaPurpose – This study has two objectives: (1) to identify gaps in the citizen scholar framework by comparing and synthesizing the relevant pedagogical literature and (2) to illustrate how 21st century graduate capabilities can be cultivated through teaching practices using the citizen scholar framework. Design/methodology/approach – We briefly synthesize the relevant citizen scholar pedagogical frameworks and approaches. We use two case studies in two large classroom settings in Ireland and Australia to demonstrate how the citizen scholar attributes can be developed through curriculum design and multiple forms of assessment. Findings – We identify that there is a need for digital literacy to be placed as a fifth attribution cluster in the citizen scholar framework. We also demonstrate that these graduate competencies can be developed at scale by embedding the citizen scholar framework in teaching practices. Practical implications – We offer a practical implementation mechanism for cultivating 21st century graduate competencies, which will help further embed citizen scholar in pedagogy strategies, thus empowering learning at scale in business education. Originality/value – The current study makes the first attempt to identify significant attribution gaps in the citizen scholar framework by synthesizing and mapping the relevant approaches. Detailed examples of curriculum design from the two countries also offer new insights into the implementation of a citizen scholar framework.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JWAM-10-2023-0119/full/pdfCitizen scholarsConnected learningChallenge-based learningExperiential learning
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Citizen scholars: cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business education
Journal of Work-Applied Management
Citizen scholars
Connected learning
Challenge-based learning
Experiential learning
title Citizen scholars: cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business education
title_full Citizen scholars: cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business education
title_fullStr Citizen scholars: cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business education
title_full_unstemmed Citizen scholars: cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business education
title_short Citizen scholars: cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business education
title_sort citizen scholars cultivating 21st century graduate competencies in business education
topic Citizen scholars
Connected learning
Challenge-based learning
Experiential learning
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