Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework to support the embedding of social innovation education in existing academic programmes. Design/methodology/approach: By adopting Conole et al's (2004) methodological approach to reviewing, mapping and modelling learning theory…

Purpose-Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a vocational communication skill from the helping professions. Verbal skills in MI are summarized under the acronyms OARS and EARS (open-ended questions/elaborating, affirmations, reflections, and summaries). The purpose of this paper is to outline how MI pr…

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to assist in identifying the value to the student of the College of Policing approved Certificate in Knowledge of Policing (CKP), whilst identifying some of the challenges encountered by both students and staff. Design/methodology/approach-The research involved s…

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to make a case for creating a strand of negotiated qualifications in the English (and more generally UK) vocational education and training (VET) system, using the approach established through Ufi-Learndirect Learning through Work (LtW). Design/methodology/approac…

Purpose - During a period of significant crisis within HE on a global scale, there is a clear need for colleges to clearly articulate the distinct nature of their higher vocational education provision. This need is particularly acute given the current financial and political pressures impacting on a…

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present the viewpoint that student role identity, its dimensions and salience, impact strongly on student expectations of college-based higher education (CBHE) within the UK. Design/methodology/approach - The paper draws on doctoral research undertaken withi…

Purpose - As neoliberal reforms take hold in the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia, there is renewed interest in the quality of teaching practice. However, despite the value of practitioner inquiry to the quality of teaching in schools, scholarly practice in higher educatio…

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between work placements and employability, through an analysis of the impact of a work placement on students' self-efficacy.Design/methodology/approach - The basis of this paper is a large-scale work-based learning module at the …

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to look at the experiences of university academic staff setting up a small computer games studio to provide work placement opportunities for undergraduate students and the supporting role of industry. Design/methodology/approach - The case study uses sense maki…

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the idea of competence in its various forms provides a sufficient basis for developing standards of professional practice. Design/methodology/approach - Three existing studies of professional standards and qualifying processes are drawn upon,…

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which workplace learning forms a building block in national lifelong learning policies by obtaining evidence, first-hand, from mental health practitioners about their perceptions of their individual country's national lifelong learning …

Purpose - This paper recognises that Government policy in the UK is increasingly moving toward greater inclusion of education in mental health (MH) recovery. This research will support this move by offering evidence of innovative practice involving service-users, HE curriculum delivery and research …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine how government policy has encouraged universities and their community group partnerships to work together through the relationship between the University of Brighton and members of community groups in Hastings who are researching recent educational r…

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to persuade curriculum developers that the aims of incorporating English literature, particularly in the concern with developing a responsive openness of mind, could and perhaps should be a part of any work based learning programme. Design/methodology/approach …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to look at the employability skills development efforts of Greek higher education institutions (HEIs) and recommend ways to help them create the employable graduate. Design/methodology/approach - The paper draws on extensive secondary data analysis. Findings - …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore how the induction of new teachers might be regarded as a form of apprenticeship in which informal support (on-the-job learning) plays an important role alongside formal continuing professional learning (off-the-job learning). The sample teachers are …

Apprenticeships in England are currently experiencing a revival. The purpose of this paper is to provide a general overview of apprenticeships in England, examine current government policy, and explore current issues around the further development of apprenticeships. Desk research, including reviewi…

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to propose a new trainee-oriented teaching method: "The Project Method". The aforementioned method highlights the important role of the experience of the training process and the links between training and the trainees' social life. Design/methodology/ approach…