Communication in WIL partnerships: the critical link

The widespread use of work-integrated learning (WIL) in the higher education sector in recent years highlights the importance of forging successful relationships with employers, business, industry and government. This article reports on a large ethnographic study conducted by Victoria University into host organisations' perceptions of WIL. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, this study confirms the findings in the literature that good communication is important for successful WIL outcomes. However, rather more surprisingly, it found that despite the literature, a small but significant number of hosts wer... Show more

Authors: Jeffries, Ann; Milne, Lisa

Published: Abingdon, England, Taylor and Francis, 2014

Resource type: Article

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