Reports

For more information about experiential learning please review the publications below.

Business Higher Education Roundtable (2016). Taking the Pulse of Work-Integrated Learning in Canada. Retrieved from https://bher.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2020-08/BHER-Academica-report-supplement.pdf

Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (2000). Co-operative Education Manual: A Guide to Planning and Implementing Co-operative Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions. Retrieved from http://www.cafce.ca/_Library/_documents/coopmanual.pdf

Canadian Chamber of Commerce. (2012).Skills development discussion paper.Ottawa: Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved fromhttp://sudburychamber.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1203SkillsDevelopmentDiscussionPaper.pdf

CCL (Canadian Council on Learning). (2008). Lessons in learning: The benefits of experiential learning. Ottawa: Canadian Council on Learning.Retrieved fromhttp://en.copian.ca/library/research/ccl/benefits_learning/benefits_learning.pdf

Council of Ontario Universities (2014). Bringing Life to Learning at Ontario Universities. Retrieved from http://cou.on.ca/reports/bringing-life-to-learning/.

Education Advisory Board (2013). Internship Program Management: Managing Internship Programs at Large Universities. The Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C. Retrieved from: https://www.eab.com/research-and-insights/student-affairs-forum/custom/2013/05/internship-program-management.

Education Advisory Board (2015). Reimagining Experiential Learning: Skill-Building Opportunities Outside the Classroom. The Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C. Retrieved from https://eab.com/research/student-affairs/study/reimagining-experiential-learning/

MTCU (Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities). (2012). Strengthening Ontario’s Centres of Creativity, Innovation and Knowledge. (205kB PDF). Toronto: Queen’s Printer for Ontario.

Peters, Julie, Academica Group Inc. (2012). Faculty Experiences with and Perceptions of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) in the Ontario Postsecondary Sector. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. Retrieved from http://www.heqco.ca/en-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/Faculty-Experiences-with-and-Perceptions-of-Work-Integrated-Learning-WIL-in-the-Ontario-Postsecondary-Sector.aspx

Sattler, P. (2011).& Work-Integrated learning in Ontario’s postsecondary sector: The Pathways of Recent College and University Graduates. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. Retrieved from http://www.heqco.ca/en-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/Work-Integrated-Learning-in-Ontario-s-Postsecondary-Sector-The-Pathways-of-Recent-College-and-University-Graduates-.aspx.

Sattler, P. & Peters, J. (2012). Work-integrated learning and post secondary graduates: The perspective of Ontario Employers. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. Retrieved from http://www.heqco.ca/en-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/Work-Integrated-Learning-and-Postsecondary-Graduates-The-Perspective-of-Ontario-Employers.aspx

Stirling, A., Kerr, G., Banwell, J., MacPherson, E., Bandealy, A., & Battaglia, A. (2014). What is an internship? Inventory and analysis of “internship” opportunities available to postsecondary students in Ontario. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. Retrieved from http://www.heqco.ca/en-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/What-is-an-internship-An-inventory-and-analysis-of-internship-opportunities-available-to-Ontario-postsecondary-students.aspx

Stirling, A., Kerr, G, Banwell, J., MacPherson, E, & Heron, A. (2016). A Practical Guide for Work-Integrated Learning: Effective Practices to Enhance the Educational Quality of Structured Work Experiences Offered through Colleges and Universities. Retrieved from http://www.heqco.ca/en-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/A-Practical-Guide-for-Work-integrated-Learning.aspx

Turcotte, J.F., Nichols, L., Philipps, L. (2016) Maximizing Opportunity, Mitigating Risk: Aligning Law, Policy and Practice to Strengthen Work-Integrated Learning in Ontario (1013 kB PDF). Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.