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Developing Transversal Skills in Higher Education in Finland
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Eija Raatikainen; Jyrki Konkka; Katriina Rantala-Nenonen – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore Master of Social Services students' (MSS) thoughts of transversal skills in higher education studies and working life practice. Transversal skills are general skills that are transferable from field to field. For instance, transversal skills can promote individuals' employability in the labor market…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Higher Education, Masters Programs
Integration of the Practice of Mindfulness within Action Learning as an Added Component within a Post Graduate Leadership Programme: An Account of Practice
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Sanyal, Chandana – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2019
This account of practice provides a practical example of the use of mindfulness practice within action learning which was a component of a bespoke UK Business School post-graduate leadership development programme commissioned by an English NHS Mental Health Trust aimed at improving the leadership capacity of mid-level managers through work-based…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Leadership Training, Active Learning, Workplace Learning
Practices and Strategies for Enhancing Learning through Collaboration between Vocational Teacher Training Institutions and Workplaces
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Arinaitwe, Dinavence – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2021
The study aimed to identify and understand practices and strategies for enhancing learning through collaboration among a master's degree in vocational pedagogy (MVP) program, vocational teacher training institutions (VTIs), and workplaces. Using in-depth semi-structured individual and focus group interviews, data were obtained from administrators,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Mentors, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
Work-Integrated Learning: Linking Research and Teaching for a Win-Win Situation
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Xia, Jianhong; Caulfield, Craig; Ferns, Sonia – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper establishes a framework for linking research and teaching (LRT) by developing industry-oriented student projects based on work-integrated learning theory (WIL). The major components of the WIL experiences and their relationships are identified. The scope of student projects may vary from a minor assignment project to a medium…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Workplace Learning, Case Studies, Active Learning
Developing a Postgraduate Work-Based Curriculum Using an Intervention Mapping Approach
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Stewart, Victoria; Campbell, Matthew; Wheeler, Amanda J. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2016
Advanced practitioner skill development has become an important focus in health service delivery as increasingly complex consumer needs, practice environments and national professional registration requirements impact on professional work practices. Increasingly, work-based or workplace learning experiences are being seen as an effective means for…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Decision Making, Course Descriptions, Mental Health Programs
Reflective Journaling: A Tool for Teacher Professional Development
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Dreyer, Lorna M. – Africa Education Review, 2015
This qualitative study explores the introduction of postgraduate education students to reflective journaling as a tool for professional development. Students were purposefully selected to keep a weekly journal in which they reflected in and on the activities (methodologies, techniques, strategies) they engaged in while executing a workplace…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Graduate Students, Reflection, Student Journals