No longer just making the tea: Media work placements and work-based learning in higher education
Authors: Berger, R., Wardle, J. and Zezulkova, M.
Pages: 87-109
ISBN: 9781137013934
DOI: 10.1057/9781137013941
Source: Scopus
No longer just making the tea: media work-placements and work-based learning in HE.
Authors: Berger, R., Wardle, J. and Zezulkova, M.
Editors: Ashton, D. and Noonan, C.
Pages: 87-109
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan.
Place of Publication: Basingstoke
Abstract:This chapter seeks to explore the relationship Higher Education has with industry, through the lens of the work-placement (or internship).
The work-placement has been an integral part of many media programmes in HE, for decades. There is also a great deal of pedagogy which supports work-based learning as a valuable learning experience in the creative industries; students make invaluable contacts, gain ‘real world’ experiences and it can lead to full-time employment.
This chapter revisits the literature on work-based and experiential learning and looks in detail at media internships today. The chapter posits that students returning from work-placements can be far more motivated, and the work they produce geared toward more realistic future employment prospects, if the placement is structured appropriately.
Source: Manual
Preferred by: Richard Berger