Technology and Workplace Skills for the Twenty-First Century

1. Introduction
Kamila Ghazali, Deane E. Neubauer

Part I. The Problematic

2. Twenty-First Century Work Skills and Competencies
John N. Hawkins, Deane E. Neubauer

3. Social Media, Social Intelligence, and Emerging Trends in Higher Education Communication
W. James Jacob

4. How to Survive and Thrive: Educating the Technologically Adept for Success in the Twenty-First Century
Lindsey A. Gibson, William A. Sodeman

5. Reshaping Higher Education for a Globalized Future
Debora Halbert

Part II. Country Studies

6. The Twenty-First Century Engineering Education: KMUTT Imagineering Program
Bundit Thipakorn, Klangjai S. Tawornpichayachai

7. Student Learning through Active Learning: How Learning Commons Support Students’ Independent Learning
Reiko Yamada

8. The Politicization of the PhD and the Employability of Doctoral Graduates: An Australian Case Study in a Global Context
Denise Cuthbert, Tebeje Molla

9. US Public Higher Education: The Challenge to Lower Costs and Increase Access and Quality
Linda Johnsrud

10. Teacher Education Innovation in Northeast Normal University of China: University Governments-Schools Partnership Program
Guangping Li, Rao Congman

11. Graduate Competencies: Issues and Solutions of Graduate Employability in Malaysia
Shukran Abdul Rahman, Koo Yew Lie

12. Vietnam Higher Education and the Role of Learners in the Twenty-First Century
Nguyen Thi My Ngoc

13. Determining Quality and Relevance in US Universities: Who Should Decide? And How Should They Decide?
A. Lee Fritschler, Arthur M. Hauptman

14. Emerging New Identities for Public Universities: Implications for the Postgraduate Programs in University of Malaya
Kamila Ghazali

15. Internship Programs of Higher Education in Taiwan: Cases from Fu Jen Catholic University
Wei-Pen Tsai, Shang-Chi Gong, Mei-Tzu Chiang, Chen-Fon Lin

16. Where to from Here?
Deane E. Neubauer, Kamila Ghazali

Keywords: Education, Higher Education, Asian Economics, Technology and Digital Education, International and Comparative Education, Asian Culture, Teaching and Teacher Education