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Aims and Scope
The International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning (IJWIL) publishes peer-reviewed original research and topical issues dealing with Work-Integrated Learning (WIL). IJWIL was formerly called the Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education (APJCE), and the publisher of IJWIL is Work-Integrated Learning NZ (WILNZ).
WIL is defined as “An educational approach involving three parties - the student, educational institution, and an external stakeholder - consisting of authentic work-focused experiences as an intentional component of the curriculum. Students learn through active engagement in purposeful work tasks, which enable the integration of theory with meaningful practice that is relevant to the students’ discipline of study and/or professional development (Zegwaard et al., 2023, p. 38).” Examples of practice include off-campus, workplace immersion activities such as work placements, internships, practicum, service learning, and cooperative education (Co-op), and on-campus activities such as work-related projects/competitions, entrepreneurships, student-led enterprise, etc. WIL is related to and overlaps with the fields of experiential learning, work-based learning, and vocational education and training.
Journal information
Additional Journal Information can be found at: https://www.ijwil.org/