A toolkit to enhance work-integrated learning coordinators' understanding of practical problems.

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...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 477 - 492
Autores principales: SPANTE, MARIA, GARRAWAY, JAMES, WINBERG, CHRISTINE, NOFEMELA, FUNDISWA, DUMA, THULILE PRINCESS
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: University of Waikato, Education Unit, Faculty of Science & Engineering 2025
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          SPANTE, MARIA
          GARRAWAY, JAMES
          WINBERG, CHRISTINE
          NOFEMELA, FUNDISWA
          DUMA, THULILE PRINCESS
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          Experiential Learning
          Problem Solving
          Curriculum Development
          Program Evaluation
          Colleges and Universities South Africa
          Human
          South Africa
          Program Implementation
          Student Placement
          Conceptual Framework
          Teaching Materials
          Seminars and Workshops
          Models, Educational
          Audiorecording
          Coding
          Systems Theory
          Qualitative Studies
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      ab: 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 challenges in practice. To this end WIL coordinators at two South African universities attended WIL challenge workshops in which an activity system-derived diagnostic toolkit was introduced. The verbal discussions and diagrams presented by the coordinators were analyzed for evidence of systematic understanding of WIL, challenges and future possibilities. Findings from the study revealed that WIL coordinators successfully used the toolkit to identify system-level constraints and were inspired to engage in further investigations. The authors thus argue that the diagnostic toolkit could be used with WIL coordinators at other universities as a useful approach to understanding and optimizing their WIL practices.
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