The challenges of implementing post-practicum initiatives

Abstract

The previous chapters constitute lighthouse models for augmenting post-practicum learning for those working in the field of workplace education. These subprojects have generated diverse innovative ways of successfully augmenting and transforming the learning that occurs within practice settings into practice knowledge that will contribute to graduates’ employability. The risk with most educational innovations, however, is that they often disrupt taken-for-granted ways of practising, thinking, and relating. Such disruptions present challenges, not only to those who may resist the change but also to those who attempt to lead change. This chapter adopts a pragmatic stance to the project as a whole to identify the challenges experienced by those leading the subprojects, as well as the processes and strategies inherent in the larger project design that contributed to mitigation of the disruptions.