Cross-cultural understanding of WIL is essential for the future
In the world today, digitalization can support dialogue, collaboration and research, but the opportunity to meet in person and being able to reflect together is crucial for a cross-cultural understanding of WIL. CIWIL/KAM AIL arranged a networking conference aiming to establish a Southern Africa Nordic WIL (SANWIL) network and to conduct progression seminars for two […]
Teoridriven design som en ny väg för att utveckla platsattraktion
Besöksnäring och platsutveckling står ofta inför styrningsutmaningar. Besluten fattas antingen uppifrån, genom politiska direktiv och formella strategier, eller underifrån, via olika former av deltagandeprocesser där invånare och intressenter samskapar. Dessa två perspektiv har dominerat mycket av forskningen, men de är inte alltid tillräckliga för att fånga den komplexitet som präglar dagens samhällsutmaningar. I en studie […]
The WIL art of prolific conference attendance: A conference is more than a post on your CV!
Conferences are highly valued for the opportunities they provide for broadening horizons, networking, research communication and positioning in the research field, but there are limited resources for travelling and participation at conferences. Thus, conference attendance should be well prepared for and seen as a strategic investment both for the individual researcher and for the organization […]
En AIL-doktorands reflektioner om skrivande
På senare tid har jag funderat en hel del på skrivande. Som doktorand i arbetsintegrerat lärande är skrivande en stor del av min vardag. Att vara doktorand innebär i mångt och mycket att producera olika sorters texter; att skriva och skriva om, att tänka och tänka om och att fundera över hur det skrivna mottages. […]
Work-integrated learning in action – How do women entrepreneurs in small businesses learn and develop digital skills?
Entrepreneurship and innovation are the main local, regional, national, and international development drivers. However, there are gender differences as a majority of entrepreneurs all over the world are men. This gap has generated research interest and different perspectives have been studied and analyzed. Contemporary digitalization of society affects all sectors and industries generating possibilities and […]
おはようGood morning!
It is 3 am and I am sitting in my living room, listening to the session “Experiences from CEWIL Canada, WIL and ACEN” at the WACE (World Association of Co-operative Education) conference. The three acronyms hold three giant networks focusing on work integrated learning around the globe. The conference should have been held in Kanazawa, […]
WIL Reflections…it’s alive!
Welcome to University West’s research blog about Work integrated Learning (WIL). Through the blog, we want to actively stimulate a theoretically grounded and critical discussion about how WIL can be understood as a multifaceted phenomenon, concept, or research area. We envision that such a discussion will illustrate and develop the core and the elasticity of […]
