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Article Information:
Title:
Contextualising learning at the education-training-work interface
Author(s):
Bobby Harreveld, Michael Singh
Journal:
Year:
2009
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
92 - 107
ISSN:
0040-0912
DOI:
10.1108/00400910910941264
Publisher:
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Acknowledgements:
This paper is the result of a research project supported by the Australian Research Council. It builds on previous work funded by the Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts. The critiques from anonymous peer reviewers provided a basis for reflecting on and strengthening this research report.
Document Access:
Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the ways in which learning is contextualised among the intersecting worlds of education, training and work.
Design/methodology/approach – A case study methodology is used.
Findings – It was found that contextualised learning is integral to industry-school transition strategies in senior secondary school learning. However, its operational complexities are yet to be articulated in terms of senior secondary students as learners and earners – educational leadership in partnerships for future innovations in curriculum and pedagogy.
Research limitations/implications – Initial analysis of first stage fieldwork data is reported.
Originality/value – The paper is the first of a series that will report on findings from a three-year research project (2007-2010). Its originality stems from conceptualising “contextualised learning” (CL) for the development of individual capabilities through multi-directional and reciprocal boundary crossing among education, training and work systems.
Keywords:
Australia, Education, Indiviudal development, Learning, Training
Article Type:
Research paper