Rethinking WIL for an academic discipline: the model of Work Integrated Political Studies (WIPS)

• Published in: Cogent Education Vol. 10; no. 1
• Main Authors: Piper, Laurence, Dahlquist, Karl, Sunnemark, Fredrik, Assmo, Per
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Cogent 2023; Cogent OA; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Academic disciplines; Arbetsintegrerat lärande; discipline; Educational Innovation; Educational research; Epistemology; Ethics; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Integrated Activities; Intellectual Disciplines; knowledge and knowers; Learning Activities; Masters Programs; pedagogy; Philosophy; Political philosophy; Political Power; Political Science; Reflection; Reflective Teaching; Social Action; theory and practice; Theory Practice Relationship; vocational and academic subjects; Work Experience Programs; Work Integrated Learning; Sweden

The article develops a model for how an academic discipline like Political Studies can embrace work-integrated learning (WIL) to the benefit of students, the discipline, and wider society by interpreting WIL in relation to discipline-specific forms of knowledge and knower. The model is of a new Mast...