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Gerhardt, Trevor, Ed.; Annon, Paulette J., Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
It has become evident within higher education and within (or in partnership with) the workplace that there is a growing demand for an integration of learning within the workplace. Formal and intentional models and processes utilizing experiential learning methods and pedagogy are often referred to as work integrated learning. However, there is a…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Workplace Learning, Experiential Learning, Apprenticeships
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Chukwuedo, Samson Onyeluka; Ementa, Christiana Ngozi – Industry and Higher Education, 2022
To curtail difficulties in higher education relating to students' learning with few or no real-life examples, poor acquisition of practical skills, a lack of confidence concerning their prospective career, and a fear of unemployment, it is imperative to engage students in real-life work environments before graduation. Drawing on the integration of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Vocational Education, Technical Education
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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
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Thompson, David W. – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2016
Much of the research into higher education and its role in work-based learning (WBL), and especially in supporting undergraduate students on placements, has focussed on longer term internships and sandwich courses. Research has also focussed on subject areas that have traditionally been associated with the above; for example, Business, Health, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Employment, Student Placement, Job Placement
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Iyioke, Ike V.; Iyioke, Ifeoma C. – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2020
Academic work-based learning (WBL) has an over a century-long history in Nigeria. The current WBL programs are the Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) and the Graduate Internship (GI). They are sponsored by the federal government with the aim to improve employment outcomes. However, there is still a gross mismatch between the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning, Internship Programs
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O'Donovan, Dermot – Industry and Higher Education, 2018
This article explores the varied learning experiences among third-year students undertaking a structured work placement module in the furniture and wood manufacturing industries. Using situated learning theory, the article considers the outcomes of in-depth interviews with 10 students and offers an insight into the multifaceted interactions…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Work Experience Programs, Job Placement
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Shekhawat, Giriraj Singh; Sturm, Sean; Dunham, Annette – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2017
POPLHLTH 302: Health Service Placement is a community health placement program that forms the capstone course for the Bachelor in Health Sciences (BHSc) at the University of Auckland. It aims to enable Population Health students to develop through experience the competencies that they will need to be employed in a broad range of roles in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Health Sciences, Student Placement
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Elijido-Ten, Evangeline; Kloot, Louise – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: Work-integrated learning (WIL) helps improve the work readiness of accounting graduates. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role played by large and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) employers in providing experiential learning opportunities to accounting students in an Australian higher education context.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Work Experience Programs, Accounting
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Jackson, Denise; Wilton, Nicholas – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
This paper explores undergraduate capabilities in career self-management and the influence of work-integrated learning (WIL). Career management competencies are an important aspect of individual employability and impact on wellbeing, graduate job attainment and long-term career success. Enhanced competencies among graduates can assist Faculty in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Careers, Career Exploration
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Bourner, Tom; Ellerker, Mary – Education + Training, 1998
"Sandwich" education, alternating periods of work experience and coursework, can be managed effectively using an action learning approach. Reflection, group support, vicarious learning, and other outcomes of action learning enable students to integrate the academic and vocational aspects of their experiences. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Job Placement
Duperrault, JoAnn Hunter – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
The Executive High School Internship Program in Tampa, Florida, involves gifted and talented high school seniors working for a semester as nonpaid administrative assistants in public or private sector organizations. The program's history, recruitment policies, placement practices, and monitoring are reviewed. (DB)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Gifted, High School Seniors, High Schools
Wiltberger, Heather E. – 1980
A study examined the process of awarding credit to youth participating in a special group of employment and training programs. Using a student questionnaire, field researchers collected data concerning 21 Youthwork, Inc., Exemplary In-School Demonstration Projects with one of the following four program focus areas: academic credit for work…
Descriptors: Credits, Employment Programs, Experiential Learning, Job Placement
Florida Univ., Gainesville. Inst. of Food and Agricultural Sciences. – 1995
The Task Force on Career Planning and Placement in the University of Florida's College of Agriculture (COA) reviewed career planning and placement services available to COA students and made recommendations to define, expand, and improve the COA career planning and placement program. COA has a strong need for a comprehensive career planning and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Planning
Mackenzie, Jeannie – 1997
This study of school-based work experience programs examines the placements, experience, and attitudes of participating pupils from two secondary schools, focusing on the influence of class and gender expectations. All fourth year pupils in Strathclyde Region (Scotland) were offered a week of work experience with an employer. The study examines…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues
Misko, Josie – 1998
An Australian study explored assumptions underlying thinking about work experience and vocational placement programs described in the literature, documented how much they were warranted by available evidence, and examined student and employer benefits. Surveys collected data from the following: students in grades 10-12 who participated in…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes, Experiential Learning
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