Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"work-based learning"”.
-
Vocational Education Development in a Work-Based Learning Programme
… is an action research investigation to develop a work-based learning programme for vocational students at Aksorn School of Technology Pattaya, Thailand. Historically, vocational education has been primarily school-based with the emphasis on teacher-led instruction and scant workplace experience. …
-
Advocating for the Adoption of a Comprehensive Work-Based Learning System
<p>Work-Based Learning (WBL) is an instructional strategy that has the potential to help students make powerful connections to the world of work leading to the development of viable post-secondary plans and successful careers. This study advocates for the implementation of a structured continuum of …
-
Work-based learning pedagogy for increasing social agency in higher education
This study explores the effectiveness of a work-based learning (WBL) pedagogy, which was informed by understanding knowledge as incorporating practice. Seventy-six students on a WBL programme using this pedagogy were surveyed, and 20 respondents were interviewed. The study showed how dialogue was …
-
Student perspectives on foundation degrees: employment skills and work-based learning
… of Foundation Degrees, employment skills and work-based learning. It questions whether the primary remit of higher education should be the development of vocational skills for the workplace. It investigates: firstly, the perceived benefits to individuals undertaking a Foundation Degree in …
-
Exploring models of work-based learning in the chemical and related industries
The term work-based learning is widely used throughout the literature, academia and industry to describe a multiplicity of approaches by which one can learn through work. This thesis focuses on the rationale for conducting work-based learning and blended learning. Qualitative data was gathered from …
-
Work-based Learning Routes in Social Work Education: An Exploration of Student Experiences
This thesis is based upon a study involving 20 work-based learners undertaking social work degrees at two UK universities, one local face-to-face university and one national distance learning university. The aim of this thesis is to offer insights into the experience of work-based learners as they …
-
Work-Based Learning, Technology-Enhanced Learning And Reflection: The Case Of Open University Students
… of Open University (OU) students towards work-based learning (WBL) and reflection in learning and practice. It also seeks to evaluate the potential of educational technologies to support work-based learning and reflection. The research was carried out using a mixed methods approach, which …
-
Exploring the application of Design Thinking to develop a work-based learning programme for hospitality and tourism
… whether a different approach to vocational learning could better equip learners with the skills necessary to be work-ready. This research aimed to explore the application of a design thinking methodology to the development of a work-based learning programme for hospitality and tourism that …
-
Connecting School-Based Learning and Work-Based Learning: Perceptions of Students, Their Teachers, and Their Workplace Supervisors
… students for the transition from school to the workplace as employers from business and industry are looking to schools for help in meeting their human resource needs. The School-to-Work Opportunities Act (1994) has stimulated a number of approaches to link school-based learning and work-based …
-
Rhetoric & Reality: The Theoretical Basis of Work-Based Learning and the Lived Experience of the Foundation Degree Student
… has sought to uncover the lived experience of work-based learners and their workplace mentors. Eight workplace mentors (all registered nurses) and eleven former Foundation degree students agreed to be interviewed. The research sought to identify whether a mismatch exists between theories of …
-
Teachers' perceptions of benefits and barriers to school and community work-based learning experiences for students with severe disabilities
… benefits and barriers to school and community work-based learning experiences (WBLEs). High school special education teachers who had at least one student on their caseload with severe disabilities aged 14 or older completed an online questionnaire (N = 137). Exploratory factor analyses were …
-
The Role of Work-Based Learning in Developing Future Skills and Competencies for the Workforce in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
<p>The study investigated the impact of work-based learning on developing skills and competencies required for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Educators must adapt to what students need to succeed in this era. In this study, seven participants who oversee or have overseen a portion of various …
-
Borderline personality disorder and its impact on public health: population health and healthcare models from work-based learning and practice
… for public health, a cohesive theoretical framework integrating behavioural and general health models to amalgamate data from various fields re-mains absent. I propose that practitioner-researchers with direct engagement in their respective settings and target populations should formulate …
-
Examining practice: the perceptions of learners and employers on a work-based Early Years Sector Endorsed Foundation Degree
This research investigates whether work-based learning facilitates the development of practical skills and theoretical insights by early years practitioners. Foundation degrees symbolise both an opportunity and a challenge. The opportunity relates to creating a new vocational qualification which …
-
Do accelerated, work-based programmes enhance student learning? An action research study
Flexible learning has been an important part of Government policy for over 20 years. Often connected to economic performance, the driver is improved productivity. This study critically evaluates the development and delivery of two flexible learning programmes - BA (Hons) Advertising (WBL) and BA …
-
Do accelerated, work-based programmes enhance student learning? An action research study.
Flexible learning has been an important part of Government policy for over 20 years. Often connected to economic performance, the driver is improved productivity. This study critically evaluates the development and delivery of two flexible learning programmes - BA (Hons) Advertising (WBL) and BA …
-
Developing a framework to support undergraduate students on placement
This research sets out to explore the role of work-based learning within nonvocational under-graduate programmes. It is based on a longitudinal study focussing on three degree programmes within the School of Education at Nottingham Trent University. The focus for this research is on a short period …
-
The response of some further education colleges to youth training under the new training initiative
… whereby lower stream trainees on college based courses receive a student-centred curriculum to a greater degree than trainees on employer based YTS courses. The influence of the FEU, struggling to preserve a liberal educational philosophy in vocational preparation, is judged to have more …
-
An exploration into the personal and professional impact of the Bachelor of Applied Management on a small business owner
… of Applied Management through an independent learning pathway (ILP), which is a work-based learning qualification at Otago Polytechnic/Te Pūkenga. Graduates anecdotally report the process as transformational by enhancing their personal and professional selves. However, the impact of the …
Page 1 of 3