Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 2 Issue 2

Everybody wins? Using the workplace as an arena for learning

Chrissy Ogilvie, Gill Homan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the opportunities provided by the workplace as an arena for learning and academic credit for first year undergraduates at Manchester…

Peer mentoring to secure student placements

Chris Procter

The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study where student peer mentors were employed to motivate and assist undergraduates to secure optional professional placement…

Working with Toshiba, Lewin and Dewey: a journey into the heart of change

Christine A. Eastman

Many have suggested that over the last 25 years or so the debate over organisational change has been dominated by the issue of power and politics in the form of an approach…

Employability skills development in Greek higher education institutions (HEIs) : Implications for policy makers

Antonios Panagiotakopoulos

The purpose of this paper is to look at the employability skills development efforts of Greek higher education institutions (HEIs) and recommend ways to help them create the…

The prestige of the Doctor of Ministry among Roman Catholic priests, deacons, and directors of religious education

Michael J. Roszkowski, Francis J. Berna

The purpose of this paper is to assess the prestige of the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) among Roman Catholics in leadership positions, who may be a potential market for this degree.

An examination, evaluation and analysis of work‐based learning leadership within a higher education setting

Elda Nikolou‐Walker, Hugh Curley

The purpose of this paper is to examine, evaluate and analyse the degree to which effective leadership can contribute to the success of any business including, in this instance, a…

Enhancement of productivity through an integrated crew management system

Angelos Menelaou, Ioannis Violaris

The management of human resources (HR) in the shipping industry is a continuing object of cost management due to the fact that labor cost is becoming an increasingly larger…

Editorial

Paul Gibbs