The paper raises important questions about the relationship between Vocational Education and Training (VET), work-based learning (WBL) and social justice. It adopts an analysis that moves beyond conceptualisations that validate WBL as an acknowledgement of the dignity of labour. It seeks to go beyond analyses that mobilise a conventional…

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 policies to guide its implementation and inclusion.…

In Australasia, paramedicine education has evolved significantly over the last two decades. Anecdotal evidence suggests diversity across and within work-integrated learning (WIL) in entry-to-practice programs; however, the true extent of paramedicine WIL remains unclear. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of WIL practices in…

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 mobilize this understanding to address…

The purpose of this article is to introduce the third edition of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Standards for Clinical Experience in Teacher Education by providing more detail and key changes from previous editions. Changes include outlining the history and rationale, defining key terminology, emphasizing school-university…

Reflective writing is recognized as a valuable tool in work-integrated learning (WIL) programs, yet there is limited research on students' voices. This study explores what reflective writing means to WIL students and why it is important to them. Using categorical narrative analysis, this research examined 200 reflective essays from international…

Purpose: This conceptual study explores whether business competitions (BCs), a prominent yet understudied non-placement work-integrated learning (WIL) model, align with the recently proposed WIL criteria, thereby confirming their validity as scalable pedagogical tools to reduce the persistent competency gap in Master of Business Administration…

Diagnostic radiography (DR) students undertake work integrated learning in a clinical environment as a requirement of their program. Recent investigation of young workers aged 15-24, identified this group as vulnerable to a wide range of work health and safety (WHS) complications and of decreased likelihood to report injuries. This review aimed to…

Providing skills and expertise applicable to the workplace has always been a central component of universities' provision. However, repeated government initiatives to involve employers more actively in the skills system over the past 60 years have shown few lasting successes. In this paper, Professor David Phoenix reflects on past initiatives and…

This edited volume explores the power of educators' work-integrated learning experiences as transformative narratives, transcending classroom boundaries. Through critical reflection and storytelling, teachers share their personal journeys across diverse cultural contexts, offering fine-grained descriptions of their growth and development. Drawing…

Today's education-to-career ecosystem is too complex to navigate and lacks a supportive policy infrastructure for exposing students to the world of work and empowering them to make informed choices about their education and career options and advance along their desired pathways. This report highlights the need for states to build more effective…

Few young people have access to the essential career navigation services they need to make informed decisions about their education and career options after high school. This brief report provides a summary to the full report that highlights the need for states to build more effective career navigation systems to better meet the needs of all young…

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) are one of three major components of School-Based Agricultural Education (SBAE), but teachers have recognized many barriers to fully implementing them in their programs. SAE for All was adopted in 2015 and implementation resources were made available in 2017 to address these barriers. This study…

Purpose: This article reports on a study that explored how individual factors, such as students' participatory actions and agentic factors, interact with the workplace contextual factors to create workplace learning environments that facilitate or hinder student learning. Design/methodology/approach: The study followed a qualitative approach. It…

Purpose: This study investigates the significant determinants that lead different work-field employees to develop intentions to enroll in educational programs that use artificial intelligence (AI). Venkatesh's (2000) technology acceptance model 3 (TAM3) is the foundation for the proposed research model in the current study, presenting a complete…