Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2025)
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is an expanding international strategy aimed at bolstering the employability of higher education students. With WIL participation on the rise, there is a growing focus on fostering wellbeing during WIL. Drawing on the sociomaterial theoretical framework actor-network t…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2025)
Practical placements in real work environments are a requirement for successful completion of many professional learning programs. Indeed, this activity may account for half of the learning hours within such curricula. Recent research examining the practicum experiences of nursing students in Hong K…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2025)
Wellbeing in society has been subject to increasing discussion, with particular attention to students engaged in higher education. Students in higher education experience stress related to studies and finances in addition to experiencing two major life changes – shifting from school learning to more…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2025)
This study is located in the area of university work-integrated learning (WIL) management, in particular the implementation of both placement and non-placement WIL. The focus of the study is on enhancing WIL coordinators’ understanding of WIL as a system, using activity theory as a framework, and to…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2025)
Significance importance continues to be attributed to inclusion of work-integrated learning (WIL) in Higher Education Institutions’ (HEI) curriculum with acknowledgement of the role it plays in enhancing students’ learning experiences. However, in Uganda, HEIs implement WIL without stipulated polici…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2025)
This study explores the evaluation of Information Technology (IT) students during and after their core-to-course work-integrated learning (WIL) placement conducted with an industry host and aligned for credit at an Australian University. The case study investigates the value of the performance evalu…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2025)
Engineering education must not only be scientifically based, but also relevant to the future job market. Education incorporating elements of work-integrated learning (WIL) aims to achieve this by combining academic learning with practical work experience. This literature review examines WIL's impact…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
As work-integrated learning (WIL) expands in higher education, there is increasing attention on ensuring equitable access and inclusion for all students. These challenges are not unique to WIL, albeit WIL has some unique facets, but are pertinent to all parts of higher education and society more bro…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
This article highlights the disparities between socially advantaged students and those who identify as equity-deserving while accessing work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. While governmental investments have aimed to broaden WIL access, persistent inequities have emphasized the need for a …
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
Equity-seeking groups of students participating in work-integrated learning (WIL) face disparities in access, retention, and future employment, reflecting challenges and barriers associated with their intersectional identities and dimensions of diversity. These disparities include international stud…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
This study explores workplace supervisors’ perceptions of student mental health during their work-integrated learning (WIL) programme and their role in supporting these students. Research methods involved analyzing online survey (n = 80) results and semi-structured recorded interviews (n = 11) with …
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
Assessment and feedback remain one of the biggest challenges when designing work-integrated learning (WIL) programs. Motivated by the paucity of student-facing research, this study explores the student experiences of assessment and feedback on work-placement modules across a variety of programs with…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
To understand graduate employability, this paper uses a landscape of practice (LofP) lens, and methods including narrative frames, observations, and interviews to interpret capability development and identity construction of learners in a work-based learning masters program. It argues that learners …
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
This article problematizes the impact of the organization of work-integrated learning (WIL) teacher education on student teachers’ learning at university. The perceptions of university teachers on WIL student´s potential for learning within university-based components are explored. The theoretical p…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
This article presents a thematic and bibliometric analysis of articles (n = 222) published in the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning from 2018 to 2023. The thematic analysis revealed eight key themes on which the work-integrated learning (WIL) research community has focused. An analys…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2024)
Work-integrated learning (WIL) has gained significant attention in higher education for its impact on employability. This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of WIL research from 2002 to 2023, using data from 1,392 articles indexed in Scopus. The analysis highlights key trends, infl…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2023)
Youth unemployment remains a major political and socioeconomic challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, particularly given the region's young population. Literature points to two key barriers facing youth employment in the region, skills deficiencies and weak fundamentals that inhibit job…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2023)
Internships are a distinct learning context, given that interns possess a blurred role status between student and employee. The distinctiveness of an internship, as a learning context requires investigation of which individual-level factors predict learning during internships and subsequently, how t…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2023)
Student wellbeing is regarded as a salient priority across higher education. Given the growing participation of higher education students in work-integrated learning, it is important to explore how student wellbeing is being supported in this critical learning environment. While student wellbeing mu…
Published:
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
(2023)
The paper presents an evaluation of History and Korean Studies WIL internships at Monash University Library, focusing on past students' views of the program in relation to their future career, and past host-supervisors' perceptions of its benefits. Data collection for the qualitative research was co…
