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      An exploration of the pedagogies employed to integrate knowledge in work-integrated learning

      Coll, Richard K.; Eames, Chris W.; Paku, Levinia K.; Lay, Mark C.; Hodges, Dave; Bhat, Ravi; Ram, Shiu; Ayling, Diana; Fleming, Jenny; Ferkins, Lesley; Wiersma, Cindy; Martin, Andrew
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      Coll, R., Eames, C., Paku, L.K., Lay, M., Hodges, D., …, Martin, A. (2011). An exploration of the pedagogies employed to integrate knowledge in work-integrated learning. The Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships, 43, 14-35.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5554
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      This article describes a three‐sector, national research project that investigated the integration aspect of work‐integrated learning (WIL). The context for this study is three sectors of New Zealand higher education: business and management, sport, and science and engineering, and a cohort of higher educational institutions that offer WIL/cooperative education in variety of ways. The aims of this study were to investigate the pedagogical approaches in WIL programs that are currently used by WIL practitioners in terms of learning, and the integration of academic‐workplace learning. The research constituted a series of collective case studies, and there were two main data sources — interviews with three stakeholder groups (namely employers, students, and co‐op practitioners), and analyses of relevant documentation (e.g., course/paper outlines, assignments on reflective practice, portfolio of learning, etc.). The research findings suggest that there is no consistent mechanism by which placement coordinators, off‐campus supervisors, or mentors seek to employ or develop pedagogies to foster learning and the integration of knowledge. Learning, it seems, occurs by means of legitimate peripheral participation with off‐campus learning occurring as a result of students working alongside professionals in their area via an apprenticeship model of learning. There is no evidence of explicit attempts to integrate on‐ and off‐campus learning, although all parties felt this would and should occur. However, integration is implicitly or indirectly fostered by a variety of means such as the use of reflective journals.
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      2011
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      Journal Article
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      Cooperative Education and Internship Association, Inc.
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      This article has been published in the journal: The Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships. Used with permission.
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