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Graduate Expectations And Experiences: Business Degrees Delivered Through Vocational And Academic Partnership, Peter Richardson
Graduate Expectations And Experiences: Business Degrees Delivered Through Vocational And Academic Partnership, Peter Richardson
International Journal for Business Education
Non-traditional ways of achieving a business qualification are becoming more common and popular internationally. In this case study from New Zealand, a joint delivery model including full credit between two higher education institutions, a vocational-based polytechnic and a traditional university, shows the strong foundations that can be built to assist a diverse student group moving into higher levels of study.
A representative sample of graduates (2009-2014) from the New Zealand Diploma in Business taught at a polytechnic who then progressed to a business or management degree with a partner university were surveyed to gauge student expectations and experiences of both …