摘要：The experience of outsourcing personal development planning (PDP) for first-year
economics students to a central team is examined in the context of a research-led
university. A pilot programme running PDP as a conference for 120 students was
evaluated.The process suggests that there are differences between tutor and
student perceptions which can be usefully addressed, especially the issue of
developing conceptual understanding.The prevailing pedagogy of economics is
reviewed to try to illuminate some of the barriers towards introducing PDP.
