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Work-Integrated Learning Placement in Engineering Education: A Comparative Contextual Analysis of Public Universities in Malawi, Namibia and South Africa
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Tiyamike Ngonda; Richard Nkhoma; Thabo Falayi – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: The study compares how work-integrated learning (WIL) placement positioning, duration, assessment strategies and environment at three Southern African universities influence engineering students' academic and employability outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: The study used a qualitative case study approach that drew on the principles…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Business Relationship, Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning
Learning from Digital Adaptations to the Pandemic: Enhancing Work-Based Higher Education
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Lester, Stan; Crawford-Lee, Mandy – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2023
Purpose: This paper examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital developments in apprenticeship and work-based learning in higher education (HE), focusing on practices that have ongoing value. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review was carried out on the theme of HE work-based and work-integrated learning during the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology, Higher Education
Academic's Perceptions of Work-Integrated Learning in Non-Vocational Disciplines
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Lloyd, Gabrielle A.; Dean, Bonnie Amelia; Eady, Michelle J.; West, Conor; Yanamandram, Venkata; Moroney, Tracey; Glover-Chambers, Tracey; O'Donnell, Nuala – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: Work-integrated learning (WIL) is a strategy that enhances student learning and employability by engaging students in real-world settings, applications and practices. Through WIL, tertiary education institutions forge partnerships with industry to provide students with access to activities that will contribute to their career-readiness…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Higher Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Disparities in Work-Integrated Learning Experiences for Students Who Present as Women: An International Study of Biases, Barriers, and Challenges
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Tracey Bowen; Maureen T.B. Drysdale; Sarah Callaghan; Sally Smith; Kristina Johansson; Colin Smith; Barbara Walsh; Tessa Berg – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: This study identifies gendered disparities among women students participating in work-integrated learning and explores the effects of the disparities on their perceptions on perceived opportunities, competencies, sense of belonging, and professional identity. Design/methodology/approach: A series of semi-structured focus groups were run…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, College Students, Work Experience Programs
An Evaluation of Public Policy Student Placements: Outcomes of a Malta-Based Study
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Thake, Anne Marie – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate short-term, unpaid placements offered to students reading for a degree in public policy. They provide added value to their tertiary education experience. Elective placements were offered in 2012 and became a mandatory requirement for students reading for a three-year bachelor of commerce degree in…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Public Policy, Student Placement, Undergraduate Study