Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 11 Issue 2
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The journal of the University Vocational Awards CouncilTable of contents
Performance management systems in Lebanese private higher education institutions: design and implementation challenges
Hussein Al Jardali, Nada Khaddage-Soboh, Mohammad Abbas, Nour Al MawedThe purpose of this study is at creating a performance management system template based on the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) framework, which could lead the scorecard to function…
Criminology placements: work-based learning and organisational “buy in”
Kate Bramford, Anne L. EasonThis study aims to explore the views of criminal justice and allied sector organisations and agencies, of why they provide placements for the Applied Criminology programme at the…
Conceptualizing a teacher–student knowledge exchange perspective: exploring the tripartite relationships between SECI theory, LMX theory and HEIs' students' preparedness for the workplace
Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni, Oyebisi M. Ibidunni, Olufemi A. Akinbola, Maxwell A. Olokundun, Olaleke O. OgunnaikeThis research investigated the influence of the dimensions of the SECI theory, LMX theory and a newly developed teacher–student knowledge exchanges (TSKE) on preparedness of…
Do employability skills for business graduates meet the employers’ expectations? The case of retail Islamic banks of Bahrain
Noor Al-Shehab, Mukhtar AL-Hashimi, Araby Madbouly, Sameh Reyad, Allam HamdanManagers claim that fresh graduates are unequipped to meet market demands. The aim of this study is to investigate the perception of employers in retail Islamic banks of Bahrain…
Personality traits, teamwork competencies and academic performance among first-year engineering students
Kuok Ho Daniel TangIt is commonly believed that personality traits determine a person's ability to work in a team and academic performance. However, studies have shown inconsistent results with some…
Emotional challenges and pre-placement preparations: a cross-disciplinary, longitudinal study of “learner-worker” undergraduates (in an Irish HEI)
Gerard DiverThe aim of this cross-disciplinary, year-long, longitudinal qualitative study was to gain useful insights into the experiences of undergraduates undertaking work placements…
In liminality: interdisciplinary teams learning through challenges
Sigrid Westad Brandshaug, Ela SjølieThe aim of this paper is to introduce the concept of liminality as a theoretical lens to explore and discuss how challenges, accompanied by frustrations and confusion, can enable…
Changing roles and environments in experiential learning
María Florencia Amigó, Justine LloydThe purpose of this paper is to report on the implications of new and unfamiliar roles for educators, students and employers generated by experiential learning (EL) activities. It…
Facilitation of team communication skill among engineers: an empirical study
Nikhil K. Mehta, Sumi JhaThe purpose of the study is to understand the team communication skill among students with engineering background.
Ability-based emotional intelligence and career adaptability: role in job-search success of university students
Shashank MittalThis study aims to investigate the specific role of the components of ability-based emotional intelligence (their relative importance) in building different aspects of career…
Accountants' IT responsibilities and competencies from a student perspective
Raphael Junger da Silva, Roberto Tommasetti, Monica Zaidan Gomes, Marcelo Alvaro da Silva MacedoResearch question is about the perception of stricto sensu undergraduate and graduate accounting students, from the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) of the…
The role of affective commitment on the relationship between human resource management practices and informal workplace learning
Md Shariful Alam Khandakar, Faizuniah PangilThe purpose of this paper is to explain the mediation effect of affective commitment on the relationship between human resource management practices and informal workplace…
The role of social capital in Iranian agricultural students' acquisition of generic skills
Hesamedin Gholami, Amir Alambeigi, Mohammadreza Farrokhnia, Omid Noroozi, Mostafa KarbasiounThis study aims to investigate the role of social capital in Iranian agricultural students' acquisition of generic skills. For this purpose, the effect of various social capital…
Soft skills development in entry-level internal auditors: perspectives from practising internal auditors, students and facilitators in South Africa
Johannes Cornelius Steynliterature and research internationally indicate a lack of sufficient facilitation of soft skills development in entry-level internal auditors (internal audit graduates upon…
‘Read it, now what? Engaging students with information literacy’
Karen FoordThe purpose of this action research study was to explore whether enabling work-based students to identify their information literacy (IL) needs and participate in activity design…
Success beyond STEM: an analysis of educational background of the Fortune 50 CEOs
James WelchThe purpose of this article is examine some of the most successful contemporary global business leaders in relation to undergraduate institution and undergraduate major in order…
The undergraduate simulation framework: standardising design and delivery
Pauletta Marie Irwin, Robin A. Brown, Sonia ButlerHigher education organisations have the need and capacity to meet the expectations of industry partners to develop practice-ready graduates. Altered social and fiscal constraints…
Learning from experience – a probe into the off-campus internships under the five-year cosmetology technical and vocational education program
Yeh Ju-Hsuan, Tsai-Yun Lo, Ming-Chang Wu, Li-Feng WangThis paper aims to probe into the implementation of internship courses under the five-year cosmetology program in Taiwan from the perspective of Dewey's philosophies in hopes that…
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- Prof Tony Wall