Learning Through Work Experience

By Gerry Jeffers
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A documentation tool encouraging a reflective approach to work experience placements.


  • A documentation tool encouraging a reflective approach to work experience placements

  • Over 40 chapters, many with worksheets for flexible use by work experience students

  • Each chapter is clearly marked using one of four colour-coded categories: planning, monitoring, de-briefing or reflection

  • Accessible and easy-to-read language with colourful and visually engaging artwork and imagery

  • Each chapter includes a discussion/debate topic to encourage students’ critical thinking

  • Caters for mixed-ability classrooms with exercises and projects designed to stretch the most able, while using simple language

  • A keen awareness of equality, social inclusion and ethnic diversity

  • A strong emphasis on Multiple Intelligence Theory

  • Links to relevant websites are included throughout the text, whereby students can access up-to-date and additional information

While primarily geared towards Transition Year students, the book can also be used with students in Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP), the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) and various Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses.

Price:€10.50 
Subject:Work Experience 
Class: Transition Year 
Format: Textbook
Price: €10.50
Further Information
Also available as:Edco e-book, Textbook 
Class:Transition Year 
Exam:Transition Year
Suitable Levels:Combined, For Post Primary, Foundation Level, Higher Level, LCA, Ordinary Level
ISBN:9781845365981
Published:March 2014
Publisher:The Educational Company of Ireland (Edco)
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