Industry placements for Czech academics: Narrowing the gap between theory and practice
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Industry placements for Czech academics: Narrowing the gap between theory and practice
Original language description
This paper reports on a pilot study of Czech academics on the perception of industry placements as a form of professional development. An industry placement requires an academic to work in a host firm for a pre-determined period of time to undertake an agreed-to job role and perform specific tasks. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, this study gathered information about the perceived value of an industry placement as: i) a means to build capacity in teaching and learning practices for key stakeholders, identified as: universities, industry partners, academics and students; and ii) an opportunity to develop communities of practice, according to the theories of Lave and Wenger (1991), that include the principles of learning through legitimate peripheral participation. Implicit in the communities of practice theory is the formation of networks and voluntary contribution to knowledge by the members of such communities, who make varied contributions through different levels of participati
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AE - Management, administration and clerical work
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
ISSN
1833-1882
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Volume of the periodical
5
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
AU - AUSTRALIA
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
233-256
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