Industry-school partnerships: An ecological case study to understand operational dynamics

(2015) Industry-school partnerships: An ecological case study to understand operational dynamics. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.

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This thesis is an ecological systems case study of an industry-school partnership. It examines a minerals and energy sector partnership with Queensland schools and explains the operational dynamics. In doing so, an original contribution to theory and practice was presented, together with implications for the impact of industry on education.

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ID Code: 83636
Item Type: QUT Thesis (PhD)
Supervisor: Pillay, Hitendra & Watters, Jim
Keywords: Industry-school partnerships, School-to-work transitions, Ecological systems theory, Situated learning, Boundary crossing, Innovation
Divisions: Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Education
Past > Research Centres > Office of Education Research
Institution: Queensland University of Technology
Deposited On: 01 Jun 2015 00:54
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2017 14:49