Enhancing Employability in Higher Education through Work Based Learning

Dawn A. Morley

ISBN 10: 3030091635 / ISBN 13: 9783030091637

Published by Springer International Publishing Jan 2019, 2019

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book focuses on a renewed interest in work based learning in higher education. Due to an increased emphasis on employability in the graduate population, supported by wider policy changes, work based learning is becoming an increasingly pressing issue in higher education. The authors detail innovations from a breadth of UK universities, where academics have creatively addressed changes in work based learning structure, pedagogy and support systems. These changes in turn recognise the impact of real-life learning experiences on student progression, on both an academic development and a personally transformative level. Encompassing a wide variety of topics, the examples within the book are supported by theory and carefully detailed practice pedagogy. This valuable edited collection will be of interest to practitioners and scholars of work based learning and higher education, as well as a useful practical guide for academic developers. 300 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Enhancing Employability in Higher Education through Work Based Learning
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing Jan 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030091635
• ISBN 13: 9783030091637
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 17D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 391 grams

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Synopsis

This book focuses on a renewed interest in work based learning in higher education. Due to an increased emphasis on employability in the graduate population, supported by wider policy changes, work based learning is becoming an increasingly pressing issue in higher education. The authors detail innovations from a breadth of UK universities, where academics have creatively addressed changes in work based learning structure, pedagogy and support systems. These changes in turn recognise the impact of real-life learning experiences on student progression, on both an academic development and a personally transformative level. Encompassing a wide variety of topics, the examples within the book are supported by theory and carefully detailed practice pedagogy. This valuable edited collection will be of interest to practitioners and scholars of work based learning and higher education, as well as a useful practical guide for academic developers.

About the Author

Dawn A. Morley is a lecturer in Higher Education at the University of Surrey, UK.