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5.3 EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, *training

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Catherine Bates and Elena Gamble (2011), "Alternatives to industrial work placement at Technological University City. Higher Education Management and Policy, Vol. 23/2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/hemp-23-5kg9p3j5300v

Abstract

In the current economic crisis, higher education graduates need transferable professional skills more than ever. They need resourcefulness, an ability to work reflectively, a sense of civic awareness and an impressive curriculum vitae. This case study analyses how Technological University City’s Programme for Students Learning With Communities provides cost-effective, sustainable solutions to these needs, offering an alternative to industrial work placement. Community-based learning and research involve collaboration between staff and/or students and community partners to design real-life, course-based projects which meet the learning needs of the students and those of the community. The programme not only enriches the curriculum; it also builds links with communities and brings additional resources to the educational institution, while allowing the institution to fulfil its three main roles of teaching, research and outreach, simultaneously.

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