The third edition of the original full-length handbook which caters to the specific needs of work-based learners. Compiled by work-based learning experts, this hands-on guide helps new learners to successfully navigate academia and get the most out of their university experience. Chapters show students how to make the most of learning opportunities at university and at work, and how to move from individual to organisational learning. Real-life case studies, useful tips and reflective activities are embedded throughout to enrich students’ learning experience.
This is the essential companion for all students on work-based learning degrees and degree apprenticeships across a range of disciplines, including business and management, health and social care, law, sport and exercise science and tourism. It will also be an invaluable resource for work-based learning tutors, workplace supervisors and organisations with an interest in work-based learning.
New to this Edition:
- Contains two new research methods chapters on planning practitioner projects and undertaking projects at work
- Features new material on workplace ethics
Ruth Helyer was Professor of Work-Based Learning at Leeds Trinity University, UK, and a National Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Actively developing the work-based learning agenda since the early 2000s, she became an internationally acknowledged expert in this area, involved in the development of numerous working students and their companies. Ruth was the editor of Facilitating Work-Based Learning: A Handbook for Tutors (Red Globe Press, 2015) and Editor-in-Chief of the Emerald peer-reviewed journals Higher Education Skills and Work-Based Learning and Journal of Work-Applied Management. Ruth sadly passed away in 2019; the current editorial panel completed the publication of this third edition as a tribute to Ruths life and work. Tony Wall is Founder and Head of the International Centre for Thriving at the University of Chester, UK, a global collaboration between business, arts, health, and education to deliver sustainable transformation for the common good. He is passionate about thriving and has published 200+ works, including articles in quartile 1 journals such as The International Journal of Human Resource Management and Vocations & Learning, as well as global policy reports for the European Mentoring & Coaching Council. His leadership and international impact in these areas have attracted numerous accolades including the prestigious Advance-HE National Teaching Fellowship and three Santander International Research Excellence Awards. Ann Minton is the University of Derbys Academic Lead for Apprenticeships. For the last ten years, Ann has been involved in developing bespoke and innovative education solutions for a range of businesses and organisations to meet their higher educational needs, including the universitys award-winning approach to the accreditation of in-company training. Ann is an editor for the Making Employer and University Partnerships Work, an original publication sharing national best and innovative practice across the UK. Amy Lund is a Senior Teaching Fellow, the Head of Work-based Learning and Journalism Programme Leader at Leeds Trinity University, UK. Amy lived and worked as a Journalist in New York, Sydney and London before returning to Yorkshire. Combining her Postgraduate research with working as a magazine editor and a university lecturer, while raising a young family, Amy is an experienced work-based learner. She is passionate about expanding and promoting work-based learning. Amy also champions embedding work-integrated learning into university programmes and has developed specific learning spaces to facilitate this process.
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Anna Sung is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of Chester, UK. She has cross-disciplinary background in Finance, Technology, Business, Biotechnology and Higher Education. Anna is a pioneer in FinTech education. Before joining the University of Chester, she was Programme Leader of the UKs first undergraduate degree dedicated to FinTech and was the Founding Centre Lead of the FinTech Innovation Centre at Glyndwr University. She has worked for Universities in both Hong Kong and the UK. Her current research interests include Financial Technology (FinTech), innovation management, data mining and behavioural data analytics.
David Perrin is Head of the Centre for Work Related Studies and Associate Professor at the University of Chester, UK. Over two decades he has developed and run one of Europes largest work-based learning frameworks for undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has published widely in the field, with particular specialism in t
