The Work-Based Learning Student Handbook (Palgrave Study Skills)

The Work-Based Learning Student Handbook (Palgrave Study Skills)

by Dr Ruth Helyer (Author)

Synopsis

This text will help work-based students to successfully navigate academia. It is a hands-on guide for learners, helping them to get the most out of their university experience.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 09 Jul 2010

ISBN 10: 0230229565
ISBN 13: 9780230229563
Book Overview: ADRIAN EVANS Principal lecturer Corporate Programmes, Teesside University Business School, Teesside University, UK SUE GRAHAM Work-related Learning Manager/Enterprise Fellow, Lifelong Learning Section, Northumbria University, UK ELAINE HOOKER Department of Academic Enterprise, Teesside UniversitY, UK KERSTIN MCCLENAGHAN Accessibility Research Centre, Teesside University, UK JENNY NAISH National Teaching Fellow/Assistant Dean (Partnerships), Teesside University, UK ALIX PEARSON Associate Director, FDF (Foundation Degree Forward), UK DAVID PERRIN Manager, Professional Development Unit, Centre for Work Related Studies, University of Chester, UK GARTH RHODES Head of Flexible Learning Centre, School of Health, Community& Education Studies, Northumbria University, UK BARBARA WORKMAN Director: Centre for Excellence in Work Based Learning, Middlesex University, UK DAVID YOUNG Academic Adviser and Formerly Professor of Work Based Learning, University of Derby, UK

Author Bio
RUTH HELYER is Head of Workforce Development (Research& Policy) at Teesside University, UK. Her research interests encompass all aspects of academic business-facing activity. Recent publications include 'Employer Engagement: the new widening participation?' in the Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Staffordshire University (December 2008). Formerly the Programme Leader of Teesside University's Work-based Studies Programme, she has a particular interest in developing such tailored programmes for employed learners. Ruth has also lectured and published widely in the field of English Studies