Working in postwar Britain
Working in postwar Britain
In 2010 the Centre for Career Management Skills (a HEFCE funded CETL) invited applications for funds to develop a proposed module outline that would illustrate how ‘career studies’ might be embedded in an academic discipline. As a result of this competitive call funds were awarded to Dr. William May to develop 'Working in Postwar Britain'. 'Working in Postwar Britain' forms a suite of career studies module descriptions published by CCMS. Readers who want to see other embedded and trans-disciplinary models will be interested in New Directions in Career Studies: English and Media Degrees and Designing a Generic Career Studies Module: a Practical Example.
The career studies approach advocates treating the concept of ‘career’ as the object of academic enquiry (McCash,2008[1]). This enquiry can be explored through a trans-disciplinary module or embedded within a subject. In the case of the latter, career studies offers the potential of viewing career through the lens of the ‘host’ discipline. Working in Postwar Britain offers a richly realised picture of career studies as an integral part of an English degree. It provides a very specific illustration of how the concepts and content of English can be used to explore career, and enable students to reflect on the interconnections between study, self and society.
Centre for Career Management Skills, University of Reading
May, William
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Stanbury, David
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1 June 2011
May, William
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Stanbury, David
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May, William
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Stanbury, David
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(2011)
Working in postwar Britain
Centre for Career Management Skills, University of Reading
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In 2010 the Centre for Career Management Skills (a HEFCE funded CETL) invited applications for funds to develop a proposed module outline that would illustrate how ‘career studies’ might be embedded in an academic discipline. As a result of this competitive call funds were awarded to Dr. William May to develop 'Working in Postwar Britain'. 'Working in Postwar Britain' forms a suite of career studies module descriptions published by CCMS. Readers who want to see other embedded and trans-disciplinary models will be interested in New Directions in Career Studies: English and Media Degrees and Designing a Generic Career Studies Module: a Practical Example.
The career studies approach advocates treating the concept of ‘career’ as the object of academic enquiry (McCash,2008[1]). This enquiry can be explored through a trans-disciplinary module or embedded within a subject. In the case of the latter, career studies offers the potential of viewing career through the lens of the ‘host’ discipline. Working in Postwar Britain offers a richly realised picture of career studies as an integral part of an English degree. It provides a very specific illustration of how the concepts and content of English can be used to explore career, and enable students to reflect on the interconnections between study, self and society.
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Published date: 1 June 2011
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