Work-based learning, in which professional work experience is closely integrated with professional study, now forms an important part of many courses in tertiary institutions. A Model for Work-Based Learning offers a plan designed to enhance the professional experience through facilitated mentoring and reflective learning, and is based on an internship that has proven highly successful over the last ten years at the University of Canberra. This strategy, which features collaborative teaching and learning, is applicable to other professional courses within tertiary environments. Part 1 describes the research base for all aspects of the model and shows how a program based on the theoretical model can be implemented, bringing together facilitated mentoring and theory. Part 2 contains a range of activities that can be used by educators during all aspects of the work experience, from preparing students and mentors through assisting the student's move into the professional workforce. The conclusion explores the crucial success factors of the work-based learning model. This volume is an invaluable guide to educators and mentors in the workplace.

By Belle Alderman and Patricia Milne

Part 1 List of Tables and Figures
Part 2 Preface
Part 3 Part I
Chapter 4 1. Introduction: Linking Worlds of Learning for Enhanced Learning Outcomes
Chapter 5 2. Experiential Learning: Theory and Practice
Chapter 6 3. Strategies for Enhancing Student Learning
Chapter 7 4. Facilitated Mentoring: Enhancing Student-Centered Learning
Chapter 8 5. Monitoring Levels of Learners' Achievement and Evaluating the Model
Chapter 9 6. Practical Application of the Model
Chapter 10 7. Conclusion
Part 11 Part II
Chapter 12 8. Supplementary Material
Chapter 13 9. Overview of Student Modules
Chapter 14 10. Creating Resumes
Chapter 15 11. Example of a Plan of Learning
Chapter 16 12. Handbook
Chapter 17 13. Charting Student Progress
Chapter 18 14. Journal
Part 19 References
Part 20 Index
Part 21 About the Author