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Category Archives: Vocational education
Student nurses exposure to primary health care nursing
Research to identify barriers to, and opportunities for, providing Primary Health Care clinical placements throughout NZ. Continue reading
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Student success in hospitality at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
This research produced a video outlining the learning strategies that support student success in hospitality education. Continue reading
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Learning to portray empathy
A project to produce training resource for motivational interviewing (MI) and brief intervention (BI) counselling skills designed to highlight the nature of the interpersonal interactions and in particular the portrayal of empathy. Continue reading
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On and off the job
Research about learning on and off the job and how learning support for literacy, language and numeracy can be provided. Continue reading
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Review of good assessment practice in industry training
This report reviews assessment practices used by four industry training organisations (ITOs) to identify models of good practice. Continue reading
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Enhancing best practice in cooperative and work-integrated education
A project to develop a good practice guide on the benefits of work-based experiential education and coaching-related practicum programmes at Massey University. Continue reading
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Learners’ needs and practice-based learning informing tertiary teaching
Research to identify the priority educational and learning needs of practice nurses relating to child and youth health. Continue reading
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Industry oriented mathematics
Research examining the application of mathematics knowledge to industry orientated problems in classroom teaching. Continue reading
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Transforming industry-led assessment of learning in the building and construction industries
This research highlights effective systems of on-job assessment and show how these systems can build organisational capability and improve outcomes for learners. Continue reading
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WBL – A new learning paradigm: The learner, employer and facilitator experience
Research to explore the range of issues generated by the implementation of degree-level workplace-based learning. Continue reading
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How does mentoring training affect the quality of mentoring in two Industry Training Organisations?
Research to determine the impact of mentoring training on the quality of the mentoring support provided by coordinators and supervisors and on apprentice learning outcomes such as retention, credit achievement, completion and progression, in the New Zealand ITO context. Continue reading
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Hīnātore | Upskilling Māori and Pasifika workplace learners
A two-year project that examined the impact of workplace literacy and numeracy programmes on Māori and Pasifika employees, as well as the cultural values that underpin the programmes. Continue reading
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The knowing practice project
A project to understand the way in which practice-based learning operates across three different occupational fields General Practice (GP) medicine, building and engineering. Continue reading
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The effectiveness of simulation in preparing student nurses to competently measure blood pressure in the real-world environment
Research to evaluate the effectiveness of simulation in the teaching of clinical skills to first year nursing students. Continue reading
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The effectiveness of peer learning in a vocational educational setting
Research that investigates peer learning processes by students across four pre-trade programmes at CPIT. Continue reading
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Guidelines for using video to study workshop or workplace-based trades learning
Research to develop guidelines for using videos and multimodal discourse analysis to study the learning of trades skills. Continue reading
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“You have changed my life!” | Hairdressing and the Youth Guarantee Scheme
This research shares key practices that deliver high student success and retention outcomes on a Youth Guarantee Scheme. Continue reading
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Extending hospitality student’s experiences of real-world practice
Research to develop guidelines for improving hospitality students’ reflective practice and digital evaluation skills. Continue reading
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Developing the critical thinking skills of health and community support sector trainees
Research on developing workplace tutors in the health sector to help support workers develop critical thinking skills. Continue reading
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Dedicated Education Unit: Enhancing clinical teaching and learning
Research on the merits of Dedicated Education Units for nursing students. Continue reading
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Creating digital stories to enhance vocational learning
This report explores ways in which creating digital stories can support the development of vocational literacy skills. Continue reading
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Contextualising vocational programmes to match institutional and industry settings
Research about contextualising vocational automotive training programmes to match institutional and industry settings. Continue reading
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A collaborative approach for diplomas in building and construction
Research to develop a shared base of online teaching courseware to align with the revised standards for three national diplomas in the domain of building and construction. Continue reading
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Assessment of industry-based learning:
This report describes how industry-based learning (IBL) has been effectively assessed in a Bachelor of Business programme. Continue reading
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The added value of Work-Integrated Learning
A project to examine the legacy impact of the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) programme first as a student and later as a WIL supervisor. Continue reading
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Discipline specific e-Training for trades tutors
Research to develop discipline specific e-training model for trades tutors that can be applied to any trades discipline. Continue reading
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Teaching practice experiences of year one early childhood student teachers in a field-based teacher education programme
Research to investigate early childhood student teachers’ experiences in a field-based teacher education programme. Continue reading
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Encouraging person-centred care through an experiential education programme
A project to provide a systematic education programme for residential care workers to enhance person-centred dementia care. Continue reading
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Evaluating the quality of workplace learning for student nurses in hospital settings
Research to test whether CLES+T is a valid tool to assess nursing students’ perception of the quality of their learning. Continue reading
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Evaluating the quality of workplace learning for nursing students in community settings
Research to test a tool for assessing nursing students’ perception of the quality of their learning in community settings. Continue reading
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