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Bruce, Bertram C. – Schools: Studies in Education, 2023
We have elaborate systems of formal instruction--schools, universities, and training institutes--all to facilitate learning within the walls. At the same time, there are ample opportunities for learning in the wild--in nature, libraries, and museums, online, in play and work, and through daily interaction with others. But the potential for…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Outdoor Education, Democracy, Futures (of Society)
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America, Carina; Mallon, Philip – Perspectives in Education, 2020
The continuously changing business world demands that students entering the world of work have an adaptable skill set. The acquisition of appropriate exit-level knowledge, skills and competencies also holds true for young school students and early school leavers. At school level the engagement and connectedness with the outside world and the…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Business Education
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Costley, Carol – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2022
Work-Based Learning (WBL) in higher education is a field of study established in the UK that has developed since the early 1990s. The possibility for this development came when several universities across the UK were awarded a grant in 1992, from the then Department for Employment, to develop learning from work, in the curriculum. The 1992…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Higher Education, Curriculum Development, Universities
Li, Siyuan; Craig, Scotty D. – Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, 2020
A conceptual paper proposed an integrated eLearning curriculum development model that emphasized the valuable role of career-oriented learning experiences in improving students' motivation and self-regulated learning. The career-oriented learning experiences can be gained through effective e-internship programs that involve three levels of…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Electronic Learning, Internship Programs, Curriculum Development
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Morgan, Jim; Lindsay, Euan; Howlin, Colm; Van den Bogaard, Maartje E. D. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Engineering programme is a new course (degree programmme) established in 2016 by a university that had not previously taught engineering. This start from scratch occasion was taken as an opportunity to build an all-new programme structure and philosophy. Students at CSU Engineering complete a sequence of three…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Projects, Active Learning, Universities
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Caruso, Shirley J. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2018
This paper serves as an exploration and thick description of job performance outcomes based upon the manner in which self-directed learning activities of employees are conducted, mediated by the use of Web 2.0 technologies in organizational settings. It provides a collective view of the role that Web 2.0 technology plays in self-directed workplace…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Technology Uses in Education, Independent Study, Job Performance