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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792424203321

Autore

Cooper Lesley

Titolo

Work integrated learning : a guide to effective practice / / Lesley Cooper, Janice Orrell and Margaret Bowden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-99102-6

1-136-99103-4

1-282-58688-2

9786612586880

0-203-85450-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BowdenMargaret

OrrellJanice

Disciplina

371.2/27

Soggetti

Career education

Occupational training

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; Section 1 The policy and conceptual framework; Chapter 1 The New Higher Education Enterprise; Chapter 2 A Conceptual Framework for Work Integrated Learning; Section 2 Learning, teaching, assessment and supervision; Chapter 3 Working to Learn, Learning to Work; Chapter 4 Teaching in Work Integrated Learning; Chapter 5 Assessing Work Integrated Learning; Chapter 6 Supervision; Section 3 Managing work integrated learning; Chapter 7 Managing Difficult Situations

Chapter 8 The Work Integrated Learning ProcessAppendix 1 Workplace Literacies - Knowledge, Skills and Attributes; Appendix 2 Specific Risks and Difficulties Encountered in the Workplace; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The demand for work-ready graduates, who are familiar with organizational practices in the workplace is increasing, and so the need for greater work integrated learning (WIL) is a growing concern for the education sector. With the globalization of higher education and the cultural and linguistic challenges this brings, WIL has become a core



strategic issue for many organizations. Examining WIL as a process of integration between workplaces, higher education institutions, government, business and industry, this book includes:Strategies for managing work integrated learning exp