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Bowen, Tracey – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Work-integrated learning programmes help students acquire professional acumen and provide opportunities for them to experiment with new aspects of self and identity. Twelve internship students were interviewed regarding their perspectives on how they think they learn about professionalism and the information sources they use. They describe how…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Workplace Learning, Integrated Activities, Professionalism
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McBeath, Margaret; Drysdale, Maureen T. B.; Bohn, Nicholas – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between peer support and sense of belonging on the mental health and overall well-being, with a specific focus on comparing the perceptions of students in a work-integrated learning (WIL) program to those in a traditional non-WIL program. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Mental Health, Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research
BC Student Outcomes, 2016
The 2015 Apprenticeship Student Outcomes (APPSO) Survey is the eleventh annual survey of former apprenticeship students. A total of 4,308 traditional apprentices who completed their apprenticeship training at a B.C. post-secondary institution between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 were eligible for this survey.2 The survey was conducted by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Student Characteristics, Student Experience
BC Student Outcomes, 2014
The Apprenticeship Student Outcomes (APPSO) Survey, which targets former apprenticeship students who have completed the final level of their technical training, is one of three annual surveys that make up BC Student Outcomes. In British Columbia, it is projected that there will be nearly one million job openings by 2022, with 43 percent requiring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Student Characteristics, Student Experience
Colleges Ontario, 2009
Ontario's colleges share the provincial government's belief that apprenticeship must play a greater role in addressing skills shortages and contributing to innovative, high-performance workplaces that enhance Ontario's competitiveness. Given the severity of the economic downturn, Ontario faces an immediate, serious challenge as apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Educational Needs, Apprenticeships, Job Training
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Jefferson, Anne L.; Levitan, Barbara – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
The change in technology, in communications and in the dynamics of human and institutional interactions has created a need to shift relations between the world of learning and the world of work. New levers need to be added to those currently relied on. Consequently the learning-work relationship that exists between tertiary education institutions…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Learning, Postsecondary Education, Educational Change