Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 13 Issue 5

Guest editorial: “New problems, new solutions”

Trevor Gerhardt

Predicting student retention in higher education institutions (HEIs)

Letetia Addison, Densil Williams

This paper aims to provide a parsimonious but rigorous model to assist decision-makers to determine critical factors which can lead to higher graduation rates amongst higher…

Understanding the characteristics of work that foster workplace well-being in an apprenticeship programme and their effects on apprentices' employability. Exploring the gender moderation effect

Ainhoa Ullibarriarana-Garate, Izaskun Agirre-Aramburu, Mikel Mesonero-De Miguel

This study seeks to show whether workplace experience (WE) in an apprenticeship programme affects the duration of joblessness amongst recent university graduates and to determine…

Future of work – apprehensions and excitement of management graduates

Nimmi P.M., Smarty P. Mukundan, Geetha Jose, Alessio Tesi, Reena Alias

The study explores the perceptions of graduates on their employability and future of work, in light of the challenges thrown upon by new vicissitudes in the work environment. The…

You have to pay to play: housing costs and barriers to participation for student interns

Ashley Alteri

Many low-income students are unable to participate in internship programs because they lack financial resources to pay for the cost of housing and relocating to the internship…

Toward sustainability: a typology for non-placement work-based learning

Bonnie Amelia Dean, Laura Rook

Students experience a range of benefits by participating in work-based learning (WBL) including increased employability skills, career development learning and enhanced industry…

Positioning higher education institutions as work-based ICT-integrated learning theatres for employee mid-career development; a strategy for HR capacity building

Auf Tumwebaze Alicon, Kassim Kalinaki

Despite the sporadic evolution of artificial intelligence, the most valuable asset of any organization in the modern world is human resources. This study aims to reveal that…

The professional identity of intern psychologists during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

Heidi Lourens, Sarah Uren

The purpose of this paper was to explore the development of the professional identity of South African intern psychologists during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper – that…

Preparing for the future: understanding collective grief through the lens of the Kubler-Ross crisis cycle

Trevor Gerhardt, Roman Puchkov

This paper explored collective grief through the case of a Business Management College which suddenly and unexpectedly went into administration. The aim was to gain and apply…

Understanding the role of learning communities of practice within a degree apprenticeship to enhance inclusive engagement

Paula McIver Nottingham, Yan Mao

Building on the concepts of learning communities of practice, the paper aims to evaluate their application within degree apprenticeships (DAs) to support pedagogic engagement and…

Gen Z students' work-integrated learning experiences and work values

David Drewery, My Truong, Anne-Marie Fannon

This study aims to explore the relationship between the number of co-operative (co-op) education work terms that students completed and the importance they attach to employer and…