Oliveira, G orcid.org/0000-0003-3353-1433 (2015) Employability and Learning Transfer: What do Students Experience During Their Placements? Studia Paedagogica, 20 (4). pp. 123-138. ISSN 1803-7437
Abstract
This article examines learning transfer as an alternative framework for investigating transitions of students between higher education and the workplace. It highlights some of the shortcomings of the current framework provided by human capital theory and employability concepts and describes the learning transfer model as an alternative that focuses on the transition and continuity of students’ work-placements experiences. Drawing on the findings of an empirical study that gathered qualitative data from interviews, observation and written reflections of undergraduate students during and after their one year work-placement, this paper draws attention to the problems of narrow views of learning transfer and the limitations of human capital theory to explain current professional paths.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY-4.0). A copy of the licence can be found at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | higher education, workplace, transition, learning transfer |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jun 2018 09:20 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2018 09:20 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Masaryk University |
Identification Number: | 10.5817/SP2015-4-8 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:121203 |
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