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Doherty, Oran; Stephens, Simon – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: This paper explores the implications for higher education of the rapid development in technology used by the manufacturing sector. Higher education programmes change or new courses are introduced in attempts to match labour market demands. However, the pace of change in the manufacturing industry challenges the authors to reconceive how…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Higher Education, Labor Market, Labor Needs
O'Donovan, Dermot – Industry and Higher Education, 2018
This article explores the varied learning experiences among third-year students undertaking a structured work placement module in the furniture and wood manufacturing industries. Using situated learning theory, the article considers the outcomes of in-depth interviews with 10 students and offers an insight into the multifaceted interactions…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Work Experience Programs, Job Placement
Costin, Yvonne; Dodd, Sarah Drakopoulou; Hynes, Briga; Lichrou, Maria – Industry and Higher Education, 2013
There is scope for a better understanding of the development of
entrepreneurial competences in students through experiential learning
pedagogies by engaging them with the entrepreneurs in the entrepreneurs' habitats. This study analyses a novel pedagogical interaction which embraces the narrative aspects of entrepreneurial learning by encouraging…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Experiential Learning, Teaching Methods, Career Development
Fenton, Mary; Barry, Almar – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
This paper presents an analysis of the views of Irish graduate entrepreneurs on the efficacy of entrepreneurship education in fostering their development as entrepreneurs. It answers three key questions: (a) what was the graduate entrepreneurs' experience of undergraduate entrepreneurship education; (b) what was the graduate entrepreneurs'…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Entrepreneurship, Vocational Education, Graduate Surveys