Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 7 Issue 2

Editorial

Ruth Helyer

Re-evaluating work-based learning pedagogy

Paula McIver Nottingham

The purpose of this paper is to examine work-based learning (WBL) pedagogy within higher education (HE) related to the use of the “field of study” concept.

Gauging the value of MOOCs: An examination of American employers’ perceptions toward higher education change

Joseph A. Rosendale

The purpose of this paper is to examine hiring managers’ perceptions of massive open online courses (MOOCs) as compared to traditional degree-conferred forms of higher education…

Thailand’s dual education system: a way forward

Jomphong Mongkhonvanit

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the status, values, and attributes of dual education. It investigates key elements of the dual education system in four selected countries…

Managing graduate unemployment: the case of education students in Cyprus

Maria Eliophotou Menon, Anastasia Athanasoula-Reppa

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the problems faced by unemployed and underemployed graduate students in a small European country. It focusses on the way young people…

Career choice of females in the private sector: empirical evidence from the United Arab Emirates

Rajwa AlDhaheri, Fauzia Jabeen, Matloub Hussain, Ali Abu-Rahma

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of a range of factors on the decision of female Emirati students to join the private sector as a career choice.

Examining and challenging the intentions of work-integrated learning

Jenny Fleming, Neil J. Haigh

While the intended outcomes of work-integrated learning (WIL) are well documented, significant challenges arise when the stakeholders have different understandings and…

Work-based learning as a catalyst for sustainability: a review and prospects

Tony Wall, Ann Hindley, Tamara Hunt, Jeremy Peach, Martin Preston, Courtney Hartley, Amy Fairbank

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the continuing dearth of scholarship about the role of work-based learning in education for sustainable development, and particularly the…