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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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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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Lasen, Michelle; Evans, Snowy; Tsey, Komla; Campbell, Claire; Kinchin, Irina – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
We investigated the quality of work-integrated learning (WIL) assessment design in higher education programmes, through review of peer-reviewed studies published internationally and in English, 1990-2015. Such a review is timely in light of vested interests from a range of WIL stakeholders; high-level endorsement of WIL across university…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Electronic Libraries
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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
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Garrick, John; Kirkpatrick, Denise – Higher Education Research and Development, 1998
Development of college and university degree programs based entirely on workplace learning is increasing and is characterized by responsiveness to employee educational needs, employer demand, restricted government funding for higher education, and institutions' need to appeal to wider markets. These newer approaches cause considerable tension in…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Degrees (Academic), Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning
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Foster, Elizabeth; Stephenson, John – Higher Education Research and Development, 1998
Discusses work-based learning in the United Kingdom and traces its history, examines the shift from work experience to work-based learning, and the nature of current work-based learning. Key variables that appear to distinguish different styles of work-based learning are identified, and attention is given to the nature of the relationship between…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Competition, Educational History, Educational Trends