Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2024)
Purpose: This study explores how problem-based learning (PBL) programs can address Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) via the higher education (HE) curriculum, teaching materials and relevant assessments, supporting learning at scale for HE institutions. Design/methodology/approach: Employing SDGs…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2024)
Purpose: In this study, the authors explore students' and industry’s perceptions about the challenges and opportunities of participating in a large-scale, non-compulsory, individual, in-person and unpaid business placement programme at an Australian university. The placement programme aims to suppor…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2023)
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to specify the perceived outdated nature and lack of definitional clarity associated with the concept of work and further to outline that the nature of work has dramatically changed in the 21st century, while definitions of work referenced in research remain tho…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2022)
Purpose: Issues around informal, non-formal and formal learning, intended and unintended learning and competencies and capabilities have been considered in work-based learning (WBL). However, demarcated modes of learning, or what can be called strategies or pedagogies of learning, associated with ex…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2022)
Purpose: As the police service across England and Wales moves towards degree-level study for new recruits as a component of recognising the profession of policing, this paper describes and discusses the introduction of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and the core skills of evidence…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2021)
Purpose: The authors explore the ways work-based learning (WBL) can help degree apprentices cross the gaps between the workplace and the classroom, arguing that problem-based learning allows them to become aware of the overlaps in skills required to succeed between the two sites of learning. Design/…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2021)
Purpose: The association of work and learning has been well established for many years. However, some of the terms used to describe the various pedagogies related to work and learning have been used interchangeably, with many lacking definitional clarity and scope. These include work-related learnin…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2020)
Purpose: This paper aims to explore graduate perspectives about the creation and use of professional artefacts to communicate work-based inquiry projects to professional audiences. Design/methodology/approach: The study was based on constructivist qualitative interviews with 14 graduates from a part…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of co-creation/co-design using extended reality (XR) technologies during the initial stages of the design process. A review of the emerging co-creation tools within XR will be examined along with whether they offer the potential to improv…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2019)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the emerging spirituality debate with the aim of generating and sustaining tolerance for spirituality in the workplace, with a specific focus upon the impact this can have upon work-based learners. “Spirituality” is gaining impetus worldwide as …
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2017)
Purpose: The role of dialogue has recently been identified as being important in generating impact in organisations, but the purposeful use of narrative or story-based approaches to effect organisational change and service improvement is still relatively innovative. The purpose of this paper is to d…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2017)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role of positive emotions in generating workplace impacts and examine it through the application of an adapted appreciative inquiry process in the context of a work-based project aimed at promoting integrated working under challenging organisati…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2017)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to revisit the scholarly impact agenda in the context of work-based and workplace research, and to propose new directions for research and practice. Design/methodology/approach: This paper combines a contemporary literature review with case vignettes and reflect…
Published:Journal of Work-Applied Management
(2017)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues and challenges facing employers as they manage degree apprentices in the workplace. It examines the relationship between managers and apprentices undertaking a work-based degree. This research is of particular relevance at this time because…
