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Fergusson, Lee; Van Der Laan, Luke; White, Craig; Balfour, June – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the work-based learning (WBL) ethos of a professional studies doctoral program, a higher degree by research program implemented in Australia. Design/methodology/approach: This is a preliminary case study of one higher degree by research program and two doctoral candidates participating in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs, Doctoral Programs, Supervision
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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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Winchester-Seeto, Theresa; Piggott, Leanne – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2020
This Position Paper explores some of the assumptions that underpin the dependence on physical WIL placements. The authors focus on the fundamental question of what exactly we are preparing students for -- is it the workplace, or should we think more broadly about preparing students for the workforce? This raises other questions around the…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning, Job Training, Communities of Practice
McConnell, Sheena – 1999
The value of the output and services produced by students while enrolled in the Job Corps was estimated by analyzing data from a sample of 2 projects from each of 23 Job Corps centers. The projects were subjected to in-depth analysis based on independent-estimate and relative-productivity approaches. The following were among the key findings: (1)…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth