..., with placement-based models placing demands on students to attend a physical worksite over a sustained period of time. This paper explores the emergence of non-placement WBL (NPWBL) as a global solution to broadening access to work-related activities. This approach is arguably a more sustainable model...

...Helen St Clair-Thompson; Carla Chivers Purpose It is well established that there are several benefits of taking a placement year, for example, higher academic attainment, the acquisition of transferable skills and enhanced employability. It is therefore important to understand why students choose...

... achieving substantially higher outward mobility. Research in this field concentrates primarily on studying abroad, prompting exploration of the work placement context. The purpose of this paper is to examine employability and outward mobility in the context of the perceived reluctance of UK students...

... 31 01 2017 07 03 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Students who undertake relevant work experience, such as a work placement or internship, are not only more likely to receive a good degree (upper second or first...

.... Initial worries about securing placements in this new format proved unfounded. Organisations within the UK were keen to offer three-month internships to our best PhD students and the number of offers of internships far exceeded the number of students on the pilot programme. Information was provided...

... is to highlight challenges involved in ensuring a meaningful placement experience for students that is fully embedded within their course. Primary challenges included the disparate number of subject strand combinations and concomitant career aspirations, wider university requisites on developing Graduate...

...Dr Ruth Brooks; Judie Kay; Matt Edwards Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between work placements and employability, through an analysis of the impact of a work placement on students’ self-efficacy. Design/methodology/approach – The basis of this paper...

...Dr Ruth Brooks; Judie Kay; Judith K. Shawcross; Tom W. Ridgman Purpose – This paper identifies the activities to be undertaken by students during short industrial placements. The purpose of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of what students do during their placements and provide...