2023 Volume 45 Issue 1 Pages 62-67
This study examined university management development programs based on a review of research on university staff members. The following three research questions were set up: (1) What knowledge and skills are considered necessary; (2) what knowledge and skills can be improved through graduate study; and (3) what kind of work do they do with the knowledge and skills they possess? Research on university staff often discussed the knowledge, skills, and abilities required in the workplace. This study organizes quantitative and qualitative research into required competencies. In contrast, there have also been discussions on what knowledge, skills, and abilities graduate studies can enhance. The debate still needs to be improved; however, I will select only a few studies. Summarizing the above studies, the following conclusions were drawn: graduate programs require learning experiences that improve knowledge and skills across three areas: (1) knowledge of universities and higher education, (2) knowledge of the place of employment, and (3) information gathering and analysis skills. All the knowledge and skills required by university staff were acquired to a high degree in graduate studies. In addition, possessing these abilities increases the degree of improvement and the execution of new tasks. Based on the above arrangement, it is essential to further develop the discussion to explore the relationship between university staff abilities and future graduate programs.
