Abstract
Impactful pedagogies in Higher Education are required to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. This chapter outlines an inclusive, flexible and work-based learning curriculum design framework to respond to these needs. Two cases from Glasgow Caledonian University are used to illustrate this framework in a transnational educational context in Sub-Saharan Africa. Case one explores the impact of a Railway Operations Management programme in South Africa, where the views of two cohorts of 137 recent graduates were gathered through an online questionnaire. Case two examines the views of Optometry/Orthoptics students who undertook an intensive two-week clinical work experience on the train-based clinic (Phelophepa train) in South Africa; data was gathered through an online questionnaire from 58 participating students since 2014. Both examples highlight transformative personal experiences and impacts of their education beyond just their studies – to a clearer sense of personal and professional pride, to becoming role models for their families and to developing meta-cognitive skills to support lifelong learning. In the Railway Operations Management example, additional benefits were seen to their organisation – through improved interpersonal skills, decision making and problem solving and creating knowledge-sharing – whereas in the Optometry/Orthoptics case life-changing impacts to patients were delivered through this work experience.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | High Impact Practices in Higher Education: International Perspectives Vol: 51 |
Editors | Enakshi Sengupta |
Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited |
Chapter | 8 |
Volume | 51 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781800711976 |
Publication status | Published - 27 Sept 2023 |
Keywords
- work-based learning
- transnational education
- inclusive learning
- flexible curriculum
- Sub-Saharan Africa collaborative education
- South Africa
- Railway Operations Management
- Optometry education
- Orthoptics education
- transnational educational impact
- collaborative transnational education
- transformative education