Journal article
A framework for managing the impacts of work-integrated learning on student quality of life
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, Vol.19(2), pp.129-140
2018
Abstract
Although work-integrated learning represents an increasingly prevalent part of the tertiary education landscape, there are limited explorations of student experiences through a wellbeing lens. Wellbeing represents more than an individual's quality of life; it is an individual's ability to manage different inputs across intersecting physical, social, cognitive, psychological, environmental and economic factors often from a moment-in-time positioning. In connecting work-integrated learning and wellbeing, this conceptual article introduces work-integrated learning wellbeing (WIL wellbeing) as a construct to identify potential impacts of work-integrated learning on participants' wellbeing within and beyond learning contexts. The model highlights the importance of recognizing and appreciating student diversity in personal circumstance and experience when undertaking work-integrated learning. Explicitly connecting work-integrated learning and wellbeing emphasizes the importance of nurturing a combination of individual coping strategies, formal policy and informal institutional support, and provides a framework for higher-education institutions to address the impact of work-integrated learning on students.
Details
- Title
- A framework for managing the impacts of work-integrated learning on student quality of life
- Authors
- Jenna Gillett-Swan (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyDeanna Grant-Smith (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, Vol.19(2), pp.129-140
- Publisher
- New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education
- Date published
- 2018
- ISSN
- 2538-1032
- Grant note
- This research was funded by a grant provided by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991048095902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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