Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 6 Issue 2

The industry champion approach to developing work-based learning

Tina Overton, Tomasz Lemanski

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of using industry champions (ICs) to inform curriculum development for work-based learning and to probe their…

Considerations in the design of WBL settings to enhance students’ employability: A synthesis of individual and contextual perspectives

Louisa Feldmann

A central aim of higher education is employability, in order to enable graduates to act in dynamic working environments. Internships as the prevalent work-based learning (WBL…

Enhancing the employability of IT graduates in Vietnam

Phan Vo Minh Thang, Winai Wongsurawat

The purpose of this paper is to identify the key determinants of employability of information technology (IT) graduates in Vietnam and examines their impact on self-perceived…

Workplaces and policy spaces: insights from third sector internships Scotland

Ann Pegg, Martha Caddell

Understanding the relationship between learning and work is a key concern for educational researchers and policy makers at the local, national and international level. The way…

Learning Jam: An evaluation of the use of arts based initiatives to generate polyphonic understanding in work based learning

Anne Pässilä, Allan Owens, Maiju Pulkki

The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise “Learning Jam” as a way of organising space, time and people through arts-based pedagogies in work-based learning. This form of…

Students’ perceptions of the use of technology in cross-cultural communication

Antonina Bauman

– The purpose of this paper is to explore students’ perceptions of the use of technology in cross-cultural communication and to compare findings with current trends in business.

Graduates’ perceptions of competencies and preparation for labour market transition: The effect of gender and work experience during higher education

Sílvia Monteiro, Leandro Almeida, Adela Garcia Aracil

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of work experience and gender on graduates’ perception of competencies, preparation and expectations of success in labour…

Editorial

Ruth Helyer