A student and staff partnership in the development of a student directed independent learning toolkit

Michael Draper,Danielle Fisher

doi:10.15173/ijsap.v4i2.4086

Michael Draper, Danielle Fisher

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https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v4i2.4086

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Abstract

This case study offers reflection and evaluation on a student and staff partnership that utilises the principles of action research in the development of a practical toolkit to support directed independent learning by students. Since 2016, in an ongoing project under the auspices of the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law internship scheme, students have worked in partnership with members of staff to address the support for students’ development of independent learning skills to enable their full engagement with different university teaching styles. This project theme was chosen because it has the potential to have a significant impact on creating or supporting student confidence in students’ academic ability and associated mental wellbeing and sense of satisfaction and achievement. Students are best placed to provide solutions and inform the development of independent learning skills within a student-staff partnership project that facilitates active collaboration and the power to co-create.

Highlights

This case study considers how an internship project has effectively facilitated a partnership between students and staff to produce practical outcomes in the goal of developing students’ independent learning skills
The partnership process has led to an outcome that draws upon key research in the area of independent learning skills (Thomas, Jones, & Ottaway 2014)
The student toolkit supports the development of student confidence in their academic ability and supports mental wellbeing and sense of satisfaction and achievement; those same traits are encouraged in students who are working in partnership on the project

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Introduction

This case study considers how an internship project has effectively facilitated a partnership between students and staff to produce practical outcomes in the goal of developing students’ independent learning skills. Hillary Rodham Clinton (HRC) research internship scheme Since 2016, in an ongoing project under the auspices of the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law internship scheme, students have worked in partnership with members of staff to address the support for students’ development of independent learning skills to enable their full engagement with different university teaching styles.

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