Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms

Forster, Alan M.; Pilcher, Nick; Murray, Mike; Tennant, Stuart; Craig, Nigel; Galbrun, Laurent

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8_15

Knowledge Studies in Higher Education

2023

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8_15

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Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms

Alan M. Forster,

Nick Pilcher,

Mike Murray

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Civil engineering employers’ engagement in work-integrated learning

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2024

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In this paper I provide two case studies of enhancing undergraduate students’ learning through Work-Integrated Learning (WIL). Both interventions involve university-industry partnerships with local and regional civil engineering employers. Industry Mentoring (2010-2024) is a curricular activity with an authentic assessment. Third-year students mentees (N=1130) were mentored by 298 practising civil engineers, representing 80 employers. Civil Engineering 4 Real (CE4R, 2012-2024) is a co-curricular hybrid programme of problem / project-based evening workshops (N=133), attended by 594 students with circa 2867 student attendances, supported by 218 engineers, representing 76 employers. Industry Mentoring and CE4R support students to network with employers, enhance their employability skills, and shape their professional identity. Through their pro bono assistance, employers have established a talent pipeline, recruiting students for summer placements and graduate jobs. For employers, their engagement provides evidence of enacting their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through providing a social value contribution to a local university.

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Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms

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Balancing early-career paths as pracademics: a collaborative autoethnography study in China

Balancing early-career paths as pracademics: a collaborative autoethnography study in China

Civil engineering employers’ engagement in work-integrated learning

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