Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 7 Issue 3

Editorial

Dr Ruth Helyer

In-house, university-based work experience vs off-campus work experience

Jacky Forsyth, Lisa Cowap

The purpose of this paper is to investigate students’ perceptions of the value, impact, benefits and disadvantages of in-house, university-based work experience vs off-campus work…

Undergraduate perceptions of the knowledge, skills and competencies required of today’s practicing marketer

Stephen Carter, Amy Chu-May Yeo

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how students in a Malaysian context, as a result of their experience of a Higher Education Institution (HEI) undergraduate teaching and…

Undergraduate perceptions of social media proficiency and graduate employability: A pilot study

Karen Sutherland, Susie Ho

The purpose of this paper is to explore undergraduate student attitudes towards the inclusion of social media training within higher education pedagogy, student perceptions of…

Positioning health professional identity: on-campus training and work-based learning

Mette Krogh Christensen, Jette Henriksen, Kristian Raun Thomsen, Ole Lund, Anne Mette Mørcke

Drawing on positioning theory, the purpose of this paper is to characterize the activities and positions of students and supervisors at workplaces and on-campus skills training…

Graduate employees’ generic skills and training needs

Oluyomi Susan Pitan

As a response to technological changes, globalization, sector reforms and changes in output demand, there is an increased demand for generic skills in the workplace. The purpose…

A manifesto for higher education, skills and work-based learning: Through the lens of the Manifesto for Work

Tony Wall

This paper is prompted by recent professional and political events and specifically the politically oriented “Manifesto for Work” recently published by the Chartered Institute of…

An alternative model of community service learning: Students, community, and instructors learning from each other

Stephen Ellenbogen

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze experiences embedding community service learning into an assignment for a bachelor of social work course. The author used…