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Curricular, Interactional, and Structural Diversity: Identifying Factors Affecting Learning Outcomes
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Jo-Ying Chu; Andy D. Huang – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
Discussions of 'diversity' in higher education are often limited to structural diversity (i.e. access to higher education based on demographic variables), which is just one form of diversity that impacts student learning outcomes. Others include curricular diversity (a measure of the interdisciplinary of the coursework) and interactional diversity…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Equal Education, Diversity, Academic Achievement
Unpacking the Learning-Work Nexus: "Priming" as Lever for High-Quality Learning Outcomes in Work-Integrated Learning Curricula
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Smith, Calvin; Worsfold, Kate – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper describes the impacts of work-integrated learning (WIL) curriculum components on general employability skills--professional work-readiness, self-efficacy and team skills. Regression analyses emphasise the importance of the "authenticity" of WIL placements for the development of these generic outcomes. Other curricula factors…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Employment Potential, Job Skills, Career Readiness
WIL Curriculum Design and Student Learning: A Structural Model of Their Effects on Student Satisfaction
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Smith, Calvin; Worsfold, Kate – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
With the increasing adoption of work-integrated learning (WIL) as a feature of curricula, the idea of student satisfaction takes on a new dimension--students' experiences on placement are not routinely under the control of university academic staff, yet universities will ultimately be held responsible for the quality of students' placement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Satisfaction, Student Attitudes
Exploring the Engagement of Lecturers with Learning and Teaching Agendas through a Focus on Their Beliefs about, and Experience with, Student Support
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Bailey, Richard – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
This article reports on research which aimed to examine academic staff attitudes to, and beliefs regarding the role and efficacy of, support for students' broader learning needs once engaged in degree study. It is contended here that the perspective of teachers represents a gap in current pedagogical research. The study has two complementary aims:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Student Needs
Is Forcing Them Worth the Effort? Benefits of Mandatory Internships for Graduates from Diverse Family Backgrounds at Labour Market Entry
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Klein, Markus; Weiss, Felix – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
Mandatory internships are implemented in higher education curricula in order to ease the labour market integration of graduates. This article evaluates the utility of mandatory internships in Germany by assessing the effect on graduates' transition from higher education to work. The authors examine whether these compulsory programmes provide extra…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Labor Market, College Graduates
Transferable Skills--Can Higher Education Deliver?
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Kemp, Ian J.; Seagraves, Liz – Studies in Higher Education, 1995
In the context of heightened interest in providing college graduates with transferable skills for use in later job performance, one institution's efforts are examined. A study of five diverse courses at Glasgow Caledonian University (Scotland) investigated course content, teaching approaches, and students' perceptions concerning development of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students