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Improving employability skill attainment through a Theatre of the Board role play activity
Hains-Wesson, Rachael Wu, Kaiying Wu, Eliza Pollard, Vikki
Hains-Wesson, Rachael
Wu, Kaiying
Wu, Eliza
Pollard, Vikki
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Abstract
In this study, we investigate the benefits and barriers to postgraduate students' employability skill attainment through an in-person, boardroom role play activity titled Theatre of the Board. We use a case study approach that incorporates mixed methods to analyse 157 pre- and post-survey student responses and twelve reflective logbooks. Over a two year period we measured students' employability skill growth through a Theatre of the Board role play. Students play-acted boardroom positions, requiring highly spontaneous and creative solutions to collective problem solving. The results show that students improved their cultural awareness, reflective learning and problem-solving. On the other hand, students' self-confidence with time management, interpersonal and oral communication skills decreased over time. Based on the findings, we present key recommendations to advance role play curriculum design while considering employability skill attainment as a key component to experiential learning outcomes.
Keywords
role play, Theatre of the Board role play, collective problem solving, cultural awareness, employability skill, reflective learning, problem solving, postgraduate students
Date
2023
Type
Journal article
Journal
Issues in Educational Research
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Volume
33
Issue
3
Page Range
992-1011
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Centre for Education and Innovation
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Open access
License
CC BY-ND 4.0
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Open
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Published under a Creative Commons licence: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/)