Sustaining Work-based Learning During COVID 19 Pandemic: Case study of work-based degree program implemented in India

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Date
2021-07-20
Authors
Namjoshi, Revati
Pani, Soumya
Despande, Ujjwala
Ranade, Amit
Editor
Panda, Santosh
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
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Sustaining Work-based Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic became a challenge since access to working-cum-learning places for students of a work-based degree programme was depleted. Socio-economic challenges needed to be addressed as students came from economically weaker sections of society. Also critical were the pedagogic challenges in terms of validating the sustenance and spirit of the work-based learning (WBL) model. // This case study presents a special initiative of digital freelancing offering virtual workplaces as well as livelihoods to work-based learning students during the pandemic. Merits, limitations, potential spinoffs of the WBL model for higher education and learning for development are discussed.
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Experiential Learning, Training, Livelihoods, Pedagogy, eLearning, Higher Education
Country
India
Region
Asia
Series
Journal of Learning for Development;Vol 8; No 2
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