Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 6 Issue 1
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The journal of the University Vocational Awards CouncilTable of contents
Work-based learning through negotiated projects – exploring learning at the boundary
Anne Algers, Berner Lindström, Lars SvenssonMore collaborative and open learning models are suggested as part of the paradigm shift in the way knowledge is produced, distributed, and used. The purpose of this paper is to…
Psychological attributes and work-integrated learning: an international study
Maureen T B Drysdale, Margaret L McBeath, Kristina Johansson, Sheri Dressler, Elena ZaitsevaThe purpose of this paper is to explore – on an international level – the relationship between work-integrated learning (WIL) and several psychological attributes (i.e. hope…
A framework for work-based learning: basic pillars and the interactions between them
Reina Ferrández-Berrueco, Tauno Kekale, David DevinsEuropean policy is placing an increasing emphasis on involving employers and labour market institutions in the design and delivery of higher education (HE) programmes that match…
Redefining “Employability” as something to be achieved: Utilising Tronto’s conceptual framework of care to refocus the debate
James ReidThe purpose of this paper is to contribute a broader understanding of the complexity in relationships of power and responsibility in employability in higher education contexts and…
Ecologies of practice in tertiary art and design: a review of two cases
Arianne Jennifer Rourke, Kim SnepvangersThe purpose of this paper is to re-orientate assessment tasks in tertiary art and design, arguing the important role ecologies of practice and work-place learning play in…
Organizational supports and individuals commitments through work integrated learning
Antoine Pierre PennaforteThe development of individual work competencies through work integrated learning (WIL) emanates from expectations of students to learn from both the workplace and their…
Undergraduate employability training and employment: a UAE study
Osama El-Temtamy, K. Kathleen O'Neill, Sadiq MidrajThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between female undergraduate student participation in a university-sponsored employment skills development program and…
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2042-3896Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Tony Wall