Macmillan Study Skills / The Work-Based Learning Student Handbook

Introduction.- 1. Adapting to Higher Education: Academic Skills (Ruth Helyer, Ann Minton, Tony Wall).- 2. Where and How You Will Learn (David Perrin and Debbie Simpson).- 3. Planning and Negotiating Your Learning (David Perrin, Denise Meakin and Lisa Rowe).- 4. Making the Most of Your Learning Opportunities at University (Nadira Mirza, Kirsty Beckett and Sarah Scowcroft).- 5. Making the Most of Your Learning Opportunities at Work (Pam Hadfield and Ann Minton).- 6. How Your Work-Based Learning Will Be Assessed (Sue Graham and Ann Minton).- 7. Developing Yourself and Your Organisation (Kevin Ions, Norma Sutcliffe and Tony Wall).- 8. Moving from Individual Learning to Organisational Impact (Jonathan Garrett, Param Abraham and Selva Abraham).- 9. Planning Practitioner Projects (Stavroula Bibila and Paula Nottingham).- 10. Implementing Practitioner Research Projects (Paula Nottingham and Stavroula Bibila).- 11. Technologies to Support Work-Based Learners (Kelvin Leong, Anna Sung, Stuart Cunningham and John Henry).- 12. The Student Becomes the Master (Amy Lund).- Index.

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Ruth Helyer was Professor of Work-Based Learning at Leeds Trinity University, UK, and a National Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Actively developing the work-based learning agenda since the early 2000s, she became an internationally acknowledged expert in this area, involved in the development of numerous working students and their companies. Ruth was the editor of Facilitating Work-Based Learning: A Handbook for Tutors (Red Globe Press, 2015) and Editor-in-Chief of the Emerald peer-reviewed journals Higher Education Skills and Work-Based Learning and Journal of Work-Applied Management. Ruth sadly passed away in 2019; the current editorial panel completed the publication of this third edition as a tribute to Ruth's life and work. 
Tony Wall is Founder and Head of the International Centre for Thriving at the University of Chester, UK, a global collaboration between business, arts, health, and education to deliver sustainable transformation for the common good. He is passionate about thriving and has published 200+ works, including articles in quartile 1 journals such as The International Journal of Human Resource Management and Vocations & Learning, as well as global policy reports for the European Mentoring & Coaching Council. His leadership and international impact in these areas have attracted numerous accolades including the prestigious Advance-HE National Teaching Fellowship and three Santander International Research Excellence Awards. 
Ann Minton is the University of Derby's Academic Lead for Apprenticeships. For the last ten years, Ann has been involved in developing bespoke and innovative education solutions for a range of businesses and organisations to meet their higher educational needs, including the university's award-winning approach to the accreditation of in-company training. Ann is an editor for the Making Employer and University Partnerships Work, an original publication sharing