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Mixed views in the academy: academic and student perspectives about the utility of developing work-ready skills through WIL.
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Studies in Higher Education . Feb2021, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p270-284. 15p. 12 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Work-integrated Learning (WIL) can be a vehicle for the development of students' work-ready skills. This paper presents the views of undergraduate business students and academics about the role and perceived importance of work-ready skills in the business curriculum and the perceived role of WIL activities in enabling the development of work-ready skills. A total of 50 business students and 24 academics from a number of faculties across the university participated. While students and academics both agree that a combination of on and off campus WIL activities are most effective for developing work-ready skills, students and academics hold different views to the importance of work-ready skills in the curriculum and the importance of including specific skills such as project planning. These findings have implications for the development of work-ready skills and embedding both WIL and non-WIL activities in undergraduate courses for business school educators and university policy makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03075079
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Studies in Higher Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148279482
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1630809