Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 7 Issue 2
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The journal of the University Vocational Awards CouncilTable of contents
Re-evaluating work-based learning pedagogy
Paula McIver NottinghamThe purpose of this paper is to examine work-based learning (WBL) pedagogy within higher education (HE) related to the use of the “field of study” concept.
Gauging the value of MOOCs: An examination of American employers’ perceptions toward higher education change
Joseph A. RosendaleThe purpose of this paper is to examine hiring managers’ perceptions of massive open online courses (MOOCs) as compared to traditional degree-conferred forms of higher education…
Thailand’s dual education system: a way forward
Jomphong MongkhonvanitThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the status, values, and attributes of dual education. It investigates key elements of the dual education system in four selected countries…
Managing graduate unemployment: the case of education students in Cyprus
Maria Eliophotou Menon, Anastasia Athanasoula-ReppaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the problems faced by unemployed and underemployed graduate students in a small European country. It focusses on the way young people…
Career choice of females in the private sector: empirical evidence from the United Arab Emirates
Rajwa AlDhaheri, Fauzia Jabeen, Matloub Hussain, Ali Abu-RahmaThe purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of a range of factors on the decision of female Emirati students to join the private sector as a career choice.
Examining and challenging the intentions of work-integrated learning
Jenny Fleming, Neil J. HaighWhile the intended outcomes of work-integrated learning (WIL) are well documented, significant challenges arise when the stakeholders have different understandings and…
Work-based learning as a catalyst for sustainability: a review and prospects
Tony Wall, Ann Hindley, Tamara Hunt, Jeremy Peach, Martin Preston, Courtney Hartley, Amy FairbankThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the continuing dearth of scholarship about the role of work-based learning in education for sustainable development, and particularly the…
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2042-3896Online date, start – end:
2011Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Tony Wall