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Whelan, Michael; Reichelt-Brushett, Amanda – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2019
In 2015 the threshold learning outcomes (TLOs) for Australian bachelor degree graduates in the discipline of Environment and Sustainability were released. This study road tested the Environment and Sustainability TLOs in the workplace via environmental science students' internship placement. The study, which incorporated surveys of…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Environmental Education, Educational Objectives, Employment Potential
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Ravulo, Jioji – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2020
This article explores the perspectives of participants from a partnership established between Western Sydney University (WSU) and the National Rugby League (NRL), a large and multifaceted international sporting organization. Ten students from WSU's Pasifika Achievement to Higher Education (PATHE) initiative took part in an internship program with…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Athletics, Foreign Countries, Team Sports
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Male, Sally A.; Gardner, Anne; Figueroa, Eugenia; Bennett, Dawn – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Women remain severely under-represented in engineering in Australia as in all Western countries. This limits the pool of talent, standpoints and approaches within the profession. Furthermore, this under-representation equates to restriction of the benefits of being an engineer mainly to men. Gendered workplace experiences have been found to…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Atkinson, Georgina – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
Work-based learning and the inclusion of the world of work into tertiary students' learning lie at the heart of the Australian vocational education and training (VET) system. Traditionally this has been through apprenticeships and traineeships, which have a strong focus on "on-the-job" training, but also through "work-oriented"…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Experiential Learning, Vocational Education, Higher Education
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Daniel, Ryan; Daniel, Leah – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2013
In the international higher education environment there is evidence of continuing growth and interest in creative and performing arts programs. While there is similar growth in the creative industries sector where these students will seek to develop a career, as well as further validation of the importance of creativity in the future workplace,…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Transitional Programs, Internship Programs, Creative Activities
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Alderman, Belle; Milne, Patricia – Higher Education Research and Development, 1998
A University of Canberra (Australia) internship program in library and information sciences is a 12-month program based on the principles of experiential learning that is seen as successful by students, workplace mentors, and faculty. Processes for matching student and mentor, selecting and preparing mentors, and stimulating reflective practice…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employer Employee Relationship, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs