Feasibility of Work-Based Learning Model for Undergraduate Engineering and Technology Programmes in Tanzania

Autor/in	Lingwanda, Mwajuma Ibrahim
Titel	Feasibility of Work-Based Learning Model for Undergraduate Engineering and Technology Programmes in Tanzania
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning for Development, 10 (2023) 2, S.236-251 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Engineering Education; Technology Education; Work Experience Programs; Workplace Learning; Pilot Projects; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Ingenieurausbildung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Ausland; Tansania
Abstract	This study proposes a new approach to teaching-learning in engineering and technology programmes at the undergraduate level in Tanzania, and evaluates its feasibility. The rationale was to improve flexibility in learning by providing learners with alternative programmes to choose from. A conceptual model was introduced showing how the work-based approach can be implemented in training diploma holders to acquire bachelor's degrees. A survey type of study with a mix of open and closed-ended questions issued to a sample of 150 finalist students was conducted. The sampled population was all finalyear diploma students pursuing engineering and technology programmes at Mbeya University of Science and Technology in Tanzania. A stratified random sampling approach was followed to obtain the sample. More than 93% of the respondents supported the establishment of work-based programmes. This study, therefore, recommends, amongst other things, that Tanzanian learning institutions should set a pilot programme to test the effectiveness and practicability of this model. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01