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Emily Garant-Jones; Michelle J. Eady; Bonnie Amelia Dean – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is relied upon to meet important shared employability-related goals of institutions of higher education, students and employers. However, research indicates that not all students have access to and experience WIL activities. A clearer understanding of how WIL may be designed for inclusion of a diverse student…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Student Diversity, Inclusion, Equal Education
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Vu, Thai; Ferns, Sonia; Ananthram, Subramaniam – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
Work-integrated learning (WIL), particularly workplace-based WIL, provides international students with opportunities to be exposed to authentic working contexts, consequently enhancing student employability development. However, the literature indicates that many international students struggle in WIL despite continuous efforts by higher education…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning, Foreign Students, Barriers
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Boud, David; Costley, Carol; Cranfield, Steven; Desai, Jeenal; Nikolou-Walker, Elda; Nottingham, Paula; Wilson, Dilys – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is proliferating in university courses across many countries. Like many educational practices, students' experience of it is shaped by the assessment processes adopted. Does assessment support or inhibit what WIL seeks to foster? To explore how students experience assessment in WIL, a small-scale investigation was…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, College Students, Student Attitudes, College Role
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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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Bullock, Kate; Gould, Virginia; Hejmadi, Momna; Lock, Gary – Higher Education Research and Development, 2009
The opportunity to experience work placements that complement taught and practical courses in higher education has become a central strand of many undergraduate degree programmes. While there is tacit agreement that such placements are a good thing, in recent years the numbers of students opting for work placements has been declining. This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Work Experience Programs