Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 4 Issue 3

Lessons from Covey: win-win principles for university-employer engagement

Sarah Tudor, Richard Mendez

In the UK, universities are coming under increasing pressure from government to strengthen university-employer co-operation and engagement in areas such as student placements…

The impact of placements on students’ self-efficacy

Matt Edwards

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between work placements and employability, through an analysis of the impact of a work placement on students’…

Employability is in the eye of the beholder: Employer decision-making in the recruitment of work placement students

Nick Wilton

The purpose of this paper is to outline the findings from an exploratory research project investigating perspectives on the recruitment of work placement students among a diverse…

Short industrial placements – developing an activity framework to support teaching and learning

Judith K. Shawcross, Tom W. Ridgman

This paper identifies the activities to be undertaken by students during short industrial placements. The purpose of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of what…

Doing it differently: Re-designing the curriculum to face the challenges of student work-based learning opportunities

Tina Byrom, Verity Aiken

Work-based learning (WBL) is increasingly viewed as important in students’ higher education (HE) experiences. Drawing from the process of revalidating a Joint Honours in Education…

Practitioner capability: Supporting critical reflection during workbased placement – a pilot study

Sara Smith, Jan Martin

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of creative activity and storytelling in assisting development of students’ reflective ability and critical thinking.

Thank you to our reviewers for Volume 4

Dr Ruth Helyer

Enhancing employability through placements in higher education

Ruth Brooks, Judie Kay