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Tracey Bowen – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
Collaborative drawing is a multimodal approach to examining problems within small groups of individuals when the perspectives of multiple stakeholders should be considered. Collaborative drawing can be useful for helping students visualize and analyze a challenging problem from different world views and provide opportunities to confront, discuss,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Freehand Drawing, Cognitive Processes, Problem Solving
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Jackson, Denise; Dean, Bonnie Amelia – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is widely recognised as significantly contributing to enhancing graduate employability. Empirical evaluation of its impact and value is often confined to work-based WIL (internships/placements/practicums), known to pose challenges with scalability and equitable access. Through the lens of experiential learning, this…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Work Experience Programs, Employment Potential, Internship Programs
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Wenham, Kathryn E.; Valencia-Forrester, Faith; Backhaus, Bridget – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
The role of academic advisors in work-integrated learning courses is crucial to student success, yet poorly understood. This research aimed to understand the role and support needs of academic advisors by conducting interviews, a survey, and a focus group within a service learning program in Queensland, Australia. Participants identified rewards…
Descriptors: Faculty Advisers, Teacher Role, Authentic Learning, Work Experience
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Saito, Eisuke; Pham, Thanh – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
The notion of employability has become a focal point of higher education in many countries' strategies to prepare students for employment. Responses to this notion can differ largely from country to country and from university to university, based on their historical, political, and economic contexts. However, very little has been researched in…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Higher Education, Employment Potential, Universities
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Bowen, Tracey – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
Work-integrated learning (WIL) affords students opportunities to apply skills and knowledge to practical work placements. Students potentially learn professional behaviours appropriate to their chosen industry sector. However, students may also face challenges they may not be prepared to navigate. One of these is gender bias due to assumptions…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Experiential Learning, Sex Stereotypes, STEM Education
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Kinash, Shelley; Crane, Linda; Judd, Madelaine-Marie; Knight, Cecily – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
A literature review identified 12 strategies that have been empirically linked to improvements in graduate employability. A survey methodology was used to investigate self-reported use and/or perspectives on these strategies among four stakeholder groups. The following questions were asked: to students--What strategies are you using to improve…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Stakeholders, Change Strategies, Career Readiness
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Matthew, Susan M.; Taylor, Rosanne M.; Ellis, Robert A. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2010
This study investigated veterinary students' experiences of clinic-based learning (CBL) during a comprehensive final year internship programme. Open-ended surveys (n = 93) were used to gather qualitative data about students' conceptions of what is learned during CBL and their approaches to learning in clinics. Phenomenography was used for detailed…
Descriptors: Veterinary Medical Education, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Clinics
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Freestone, Robert; Williams, Peter; Thompson, Susan; Trembath, Kerry – Higher Education Research and Development, 2007
Assessing student perceptions and opinions of their university education is now standard in quality assurance processes for learning and teaching. In Australia, the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) has been institutionalised as a national survey of graduand opinion and is used as the key indicator of tertiary teaching quality. A little-used…
Descriptors: Urban Planning, Teacher Effectiveness, Quality Control, Work Experience
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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