Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 3 Issue 3

Conflicting values in reflection on professional practice

Sabina Siebert, Carol Costley

The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of reflection as a tool of enquiry within the context of higher education work-based learning. The aim of the study is to…

Introducing enterprise – research into the practical aspects of introducing innovative enterprise schemes as extra curricula activities in higher education

Karen Burrows, Nick Wragg

Enhancing student opportunity and providing an outstanding learning experience within an increasingly competitive market requires a multifaceted approach to learning. This paper…

Workplace learning as a linchpin of Europe's lifelong learning policy: An examination of national policies with particular reference to people with long-term mental illness

James Ogunleye

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which workplace learning forms a building block in national lifelong learning policies by obtaining evidence, first-hand…

Understanding the challenge of a widening access framework within mental health

Mark Richardson, Kelly McCarthy

This paper recognises that Government policy in the UK is increasingly moving toward greater inclusion of education in mental health (MH) recovery. This research will support this…

Developing a teaching restaurant as an R&D&I environment

Irma Tikkanen, Miia Vakkuri

The aim of this paper is to explore how a teaching restaurant could be developed as an internal research (R), development (D) and innovation (I) environment based on the ideas of…

Internet use and its impact on the academic performance of university teachers and researchers: A comparative study

B.T. Sampath Kumar, G. Manjunath

The internet growth has created a new scientific communication system with new facilities that are competing with the traditional sources of information. The present study…

Editorial

Ruth Helyer