Key challenges for eWIL include securing partner organizations, lack of support systems, software quality, staff training and equity of access¶

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q2 i? As with traditional WIL, gaining access to organizations willing to partner with higher education institutions to deliver eWIL is a key challenge, alongside missing support systems, software quality requirements and extensive staff training. → Schuster 2017

Evidence¶

Schuster 2017¶

Schuster, Lisa & Glavas, Charmaine (2017). Exploring the dimensions of electronic work integrated learning (eWIL). Educational Research Review, 21, pp. 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2017.04.001

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The review's synthesis of challenges reported in the eWIL literature: partner access (Peach et al. 2013), lack of support systems (Holmes et al. 2012), quality software regarding appearance, ease of use and content (Landorf et al. 2015), and extensive staff training (Peach et al. 2013).

"Nonetheless, as with traditional WIL, gaining access to organizations that will willingly partner with higher education institutions to deliver eWIL is a key challenge (Peach et al., 2013)."

Discussion¶

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