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Jackson, Denise; Ferns, Sonia; Rowbottom, David; Mclaren, Diane – International Journal of Training Research, 2017
This study trialled a Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Advisory Service, provided by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCIWA) in collaboration with four WA universities. The service was established to broker relationships between industry and universities, support employers engaged in WIL and enhance the WIL experience for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Corporate Education, Partnerships in Education
Helper, Susan; Noonan, Ryan; Nicholson, Jessica R.; Langdon, David – US Department of Commerce, 2016
The basic components of apprenticeships are the same today as in 1937, when the National Apprenticeship Act set the foundation for apprenticeships in the United States. Apprentices enter into a structured training program of classroom and paid on-the-job training under the guidance of a mentor. As their skills increase, so do their wages. Upon…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Benefits, Costs, Investment
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Blake-Campbell, Barbara – Community College Enterprise, 2014
Study abroad is rapidly becoming an academic priority for any program in higher education. The need for American students to broaden their perspective of the interdependent and interconnected world is so important that global learning is being introduced at all levels of the academic pipeline. As a result of this urgency, foreign shores steadily…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Higher Education, Cultural Awareness, Competence
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Ellis, Robert A.; Calvo, Rafael; Levy, David; Tan, Kelvin – Higher Education Research and Development, 2004
Students studying a third-year e-commerce subject experienced face-to-face and online discussions as an important part of their learning experience. The quality of the students' experiences of learning through those discussions is investigated in this study. This study uses qualitative approaches to investigate the variation in the students'…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Learning Experience, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Benefits