Management Skill Teachers Speak Out

Abstract

Experienced management skill teachers are a valuable but largely untapped source of knowledge about skill teaching, and there can be considerable validity to their knowledge. In this study, 24 experienced managerial skills teachers raise and discuss issues associated with the teaching of managerial skills. Insights are provided into 10 skill-learning issues: describing skills, developing an understanding of skills, teaching in a time-limited course, lifelong learning, orienting learners, the learning process, overcoming learner learning obstacles, qualities needed by teachers, assessing learning accomplishments, and absolute versus relative scoring.