Writing transfer and work-integrated learning in higher education: Transnational research across disciplines

Abstract

This article explores ways that work-integrated learning (WIL) scholarship and the field of writing studies can benefit from intentional engagement in the context of transfer research. This conceptual paper foregrounds writing in WIL contexts, introduces writing transfer and its relationship to writing in WIL contexts, discusses conceptual overlaps of writing transfer research and WIL, and suggests what writing transfer can mean for WIL practitioners. Overall, we argue that intentional engagement with writing transfer can enrich both WIL research and pedagogy. © 2021 International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning. All rights reserved.

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Author Keywords

work-integrated learning Critical reflection Curricular design Multi-institutional research Writing transfer

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Author Affiliations

University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Giessen, Hessen, Germany

Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States

University of Denver, Denver, CO, United States

Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore City, Singapore

Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, United States

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Writing transfer and work-integrated learning in higher education: Transnational research across disciplines

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