HomeResearch SeminarsWork-Integrated Learning Seminar Showcase Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionWork-Integrated Learning Elon Statement on Work-Integrated Learning Seminar Showcase Seminar Leaders Seminar Participants Seminar Logistics Call for Applications Fannon, Anne-Marie, Borghild Brekke Hauglid, and Rachael Hains-Wesson. 2024. “Strengthening Partnerships for the Sustainable Knowledge Society: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges for Industry Supervisors in WIL.” Presentation at 24th WACE World Conference on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Research, WACE Inc., Trollhettan, Sweden 2024.More InformationAbout this Presentation:Abstract: This study explores ways to enhance partnerships within work-integrated learning (WIL) by identifying challenges faced by supervisors of placement students (e.g., co-op, internship, etc.). It builds upon the current literature, which is underdeveloped, small in scale and focuses on particular industries or regions. The results highlight perspectives beyond the dominant English literature by synthesizing the findings from over a decade of studies conducted worldwide in English and Norwegian. Further, the study identifies common themes across regions, disciplines, and forms of WIL. Thus, HEIs will find the discoveries presented valuable, helping to pinpoint the types of resources most needed to strengthen industry partnerships, an essential element of quality education for all. Hains-Wesson, Rachael, and Patricia Lucas. 2024. “Why WIL Should be its Own Discipline.” Future Campus (blog), March 28, 2024. https://futurecampus.com.au/2024/03/28/why-wil-should-be-its-own-discipline/.More InformationAbout this Blog Post:Summary: The authors argue that WIL should be officially acknowledged as a discipline, as it fulfills the requirements demanding rigorous research validating its effectiveness, developing best practices, and adapting to evolving educational and industry landscapes. Hains-Wesson, Rachael. 2026. Integrating Risk Management as a Key Component in Short-term Study Abroad Curriculum: A Teacher’s Perspective. New York: Peter Lang Group.More InformationAbout this Book:Publisher Summary: As demand for short-term study abroad increases, the need for effective preparation and risk management becomes paramount. This book provides essential support for those designing and delivering decentralized, short-term study abroad programs. Programs are positioned within the critical domain of risk assessment and management, through an experiential learning framework. Drawing from seminal works as well as teachers’ lived encounters, and grounded in theory and practice, each chapter offers current and fresh perspectives on integrating risk into the curriculum. Rich with templates and resources, practical examples, strategies, and paradigms, the book extends beyond traditional teacher-support structures, providing a new approach in viewing risk as a key component of, and not separate from, the study abroad curriculum. CEL Note: Professor Hains-Wesson participated in the 2022-2024 research seminar on work-integrated learning (WIL), and her book includes WIL examples.
