{"id":382,"date":"2022-01-17T09:50:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T09:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/social-informatics\/?p=382"},"modified":"2022-01-17T09:53:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T09:53:23","slug":"phd-project-sds-work-based-learning-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/social-informatics\/2022\/01\/phd-project-sds-work-based-learning-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD project: Work-based learning environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>John Marshall has recently started his PhD project. It&#8217;s current title is &#8220;Work-based learning environments (WBLE) for fostering industry-relevant skills and optimal economic performance&#8221;.<\/em> <em>The project is in conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skills Development Scotland<\/a> and funded by the ESRC.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>John explains more below<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My research focuses on work-based learning environments for fostering industry-relevant skills and optimal economic performance. I am in the first year of my doctoral studies and already completed a Master of Research as preparation for the project. My work is funded by Skills Development Scotland and is one of several PhDs funded by them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My PhD addresses a question that policymakers in Scotland have been struggling with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cDoes the Scottish workforce have the skills needed to prosper both today and in the future?\u201d<\/p><cite>(McGregor, 2018)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The link between skills, education and improved productivity and earnings is well-established, but many of the questions surrounding causation remain unanswered. In Scotland there is an unexplained disconnect between its high level of education and the expected productivity compared to comparable countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project intends to tackle the questions around the links between WBL and economic outcomes, with the hope of improving outcomes for both workers and firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a mature student, returning to higher education a few years ago. It is fun journey and has many interesting challenges. Sometimes the fun and the challenges have been the same thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We are looking forward to updates as the project progresses<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>John Marshall has recently started his PhD project. It&#8217;s current title is &#8220;Work-based learning environments (WBLE) for fostering industry-relevant skills and optimal economic performance&#8221;. 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