Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 9 Issue 4
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The journal of the University Vocational Awards CouncilTable of contents
Work–life balance among working university students in Ghana
Edward Nartey Tetteh, Esther Julia Korkor AttiogbeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how working university students in Ghana are able to combine work and study, and the effect of this on their academic performance.
Internship and employability prospects: assessing student’s work readiness
Ilias Kapareliotis, Katerina Voutsina, Athanasios PatsiotisChanges in the workplace have raised serious concerns about the future of work and the effectiveness of undergraduate academic programs to sufficiently prepare students for…
Effects of work value orientation and academic major satisfaction on career decision-making self-efficacy
Min Young Doo, Sung Hee ParkAn increasing number of students delay graduation or graduate without a job, because they are not ready to make a career decision. In addition, the growing number of young adults…
Recognition of prior learning as an access tool
Ike HlongwaneThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of recognition of prior learning (RPL) as an alternative tool for access into learning programmes in South African Library…
An investigation into talent shortages in the Australian procurement profession
John Hopkins, Amrik SohalWhilst the role that procurement plays in today’s organisations is becoming increasingly strategic, recruitment into the discipline in Australia remains a significant challenge…
Are students’ mindsets those of typical start-up founders?
Mait RungiStudies have found that founders of start-up companies are similar to students in certain psychological characteristics. Confirming this similarity would have methodological and…
Educational advantage and employability of UK university graduates
Louise Pigden, Andrew Garford MooreIn the UK, the majority of university students specialise and study just one subject at bachelor degree level, commonly known in the UK as a single honours degree. However, nearly…
Graduate employability: How the higher education institutions can meet the demand of the labour market
Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie, Hyginus Emeka Nwosu, Sunday MlangaFollowing the outcry of several employers that many higher education (HE) graduates do not possess employability skills and therefore are not employable, the purpose of this…
Postgraduate work-based learning: a qualitative study
Victoria Stewart, Matthew Campbell, Sara S. McMillan, Amanda J. WheelerThe purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of students and teachers who had participated in a postgraduate work-based praxis course within a Master of mental health…
Students’ perceptions of employability following a capstone course
Guinevere Gilbert, Dallas WingroveGraduate employability represents a fundamental outcome of higher education. The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare students’ perceptions of their employability…
Improving the soft skills of engineering undergraduates in Malaysia through problem-based approaches and e-learning applications
Sadia Deep, Berhannudin Mohd Salleh, Hussain OthmanVarious studies around the globe indicate lack of soft skills in engineering students, graduating from universities, although the bulk of studies in various disciplines indicate…
Constructing learning spaces – knowledge development in work-based learning
Tove Lafton, Anne FuruThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how kindergarten, as a learning arena equal to a university college, creates learning spaces that engage or intervene in the professional…
Illuminating undergraduate experiential and situated learning in podiatry clinical placement provision at a UK school of podiatric medicine
Catherine Hayes, Sonia Bussey, Yitka GrahamSituated and experiential learning methodologies are largely underresearched in relation to student experience and satisfaction. The purpose of this paper is to illuminate the…
The ethos and transformational nature of professional studies: A study of student experience in Australia
Lee Fergusson, Luke Van Der Laan, Craig White, June BalfourThe purpose of this paper is to explore the work-based learning (WBL) ethos of a professional studies doctoral program, a higher degree by research program implemented in…
Supporting the development of skills for extended practice in biomedical science: Pasta, vegetables and mushy peas!
Sara Smith, Uttara Karnik, Karen Kendall, Abigail Pugh, Kelvin Robson, Nabeel Salmons, Martin KhecharaContinual professional development is essential to foster and enhance professionals’ abilities. A wide variety of methods have been adopted to support professional learning for…
The effect of different types of education on the likelihood of employment in 29 post-communist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Nazim Habibov, Alena Auchynnikova, Rong LuoThe purpose of this paper is to study the effects of a variety of levels of education, namely, high school, vocational and university education, on the probability of being…
Do entrepreneurial skills affect entrepreneurship attitudes in accounting education?
Sameh M. Reda Reyad, Abdalmuttaleb Musleh Al-Sartawi, Sherine Badawi, Allam HamdanThe purpose of this paper is to present the evidence of accounting undergraduates’ attitude toward entrepreneurship, in particular, whether entrepreneurial skills developed in…
Graduates’ skills and employability: the view of students from different European countries
Elisabeth T. Pereira, Madalena Vilas-Boas, Cátia C. RebeloIn the last decade, graduates’ employability has assumed a central role in scholars’ concerns. This was mainly due the high rate of recent graduates’ unemployment in some European…
Legislative framework for implementing recognition of prior learning
Ike HlongwaneThe purpose of this paper is to identify and highlight the key constructs of an enabling policy environment and their probable impact on development and implementation of…
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