2018
DOI: 10.1108/jwam-01-2017-0002
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The unexpected benefits of reflection: a case study in university-business collaboration

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the development process and outcomes from a six-year collaboration between Halifax Bank (part of the Lloyds Banking Group) and Middlesex University between 2010 and 2016 in the UK. The collaboration involved the construction of work-integrated higher education programmes that were, from the outset, predicated on clear return on investment criteria for the Bank. One unexpected outcome from the collaboration was the emergence of critical reflection a… Show more

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“…Unwin and Fuller (2003) emphasise the enormous potential to embrace all forms of learning stimulated by workplace demands, represented by an increasingly diverse variety of different partnership arrangements and contexts, delivered through a range of modes, levels and assessments. Yet, the challenge for academics is the adaptation away from the deep-rooted continuum of "process based" teaching towards the growing array of experiential and reflective work-based learning, spanning sectors and specialisms, designed in collaboration with employers to meet degree apprenticeship requirements (Bravenboer, 2018). Boud and Solomon (2001) conceptualised the key characteristics of work-based learning long before the notion of degree apprenticeships was conceived.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unwin and Fuller (2003) emphasise the enormous potential to embrace all forms of learning stimulated by workplace demands, represented by an increasingly diverse variety of different partnership arrangements and contexts, delivered through a range of modes, levels and assessments. Yet, the challenge for academics is the adaptation away from the deep-rooted continuum of "process based" teaching towards the growing array of experiential and reflective work-based learning, spanning sectors and specialisms, designed in collaboration with employers to meet degree apprenticeship requirements (Bravenboer, 2018). Boud and Solomon (2001) conceptualised the key characteristics of work-based learning long before the notion of degree apprenticeships was conceived.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Crossing the distance between the classroom and the workplace The convergence of the workplace and classroom through workplace learning programmes is driven in the UK by education policy reforms seeking to redress the skills gap (Bravenboer, 2018). This convergence creates opportunities to "bridge" (Bates and Sampford, 2005;Svensson and Randle, 2005) the gap between formal learning in educational settings and the often informal learning that occurs in the workplace.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Yet there is extensive evidence to support the crucial connection between work and the self-development of skills, where higher education (HE) is supported by real-world learning, assessment and developmental interventions, linking knowledge to production (Boud, 2009). Such a move towards learner driven self-development requires HEIs to accept that knowledge production is not merely the preserve of academics, who must adapt from the deep-rooted continuum of “process based” teaching towards experiential and reflective learning, hallmarks of work-based learning designed in collaboration with employers (Kolb, 1984; Raelin, 1997; Boud and Solomon, 2001; Bravenboer, 2018).…”
Section: Business−education Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Clearly the risks and costs associated with poorly designed programmes and inadequate employer consultations are high, but there is emerging evidence (e.g. Bravenboer, 2018) that work-based learning can strengthen engagement and understanding to create new learning opportunities and create a truly collaborative learning environment which can support business more effectively and shape workplace performance and outcomes.…”
Section: Business−education Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 99%