Dr Karsten Zegwaard

Director of Work-Integrated Learning Research
Qualifications: CHP, BSc, MSc(Tech) (Hons), PhD
About Karsten
I hold two positions at the university: Director of Work-Integrated Learning Research in the Work-Integrated Learning Central Unit, Office of the Vice-Chancellor; and academic lead for the work placement programme for the School of Science, Division of Health, Engineering, Computing, and Science (HECS). My research passion is work-integrated learning (WIL), especially around skill acquisition, student learning and wellbeing, quality in WIL, programme/curriculum development, research informed good practice, and developing emerging WIL researchers.
As Director of WIL Research, I work close with the WIL staff centrally and within the schools to enable research-informed best practice of WIL and empower WIL academic staff research activities. As academic lead for the Science work placements, I oversee work placement programme development and the student learning through engagement with the work placements.
I am also the Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning (www.ijwil.org), co-editor of the International Handbook on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education, Vice-President of New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education (NZACE), member of the Board of Directors of the World Association of Cooperative Education (WACE), and Vice-Chair (Oceania) of the WACE International Research Committee. I was fortunate to be a recipient of several awards, including the CEIA Ralph W. Tyler Award for Outstanding and Distinguished Research (2013), WACE Donald McLaren Academic Award for Professional Achievement in Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education (2015), the CEIA James W. Wilson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research in the Field of Cooperative Education and Internships (2019), and the Fellow of Work-Integrated Learning New Zealand (WILNZ) award (2020).
Papers Taught
Research Supervised
PhD
- Yvonne Wood, Investigating the influence of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) on Hospitality Graduate Outcomes.
- Siju (Joseph) Thomas, Investigating the skill development of engineering students through work-integrated learning and project-based learning.
- Nelson Cyril (completed 2015), An investigation of Malaysian secondary school students mental models of acid-based chemistry.
- Jared Carpendale (completed 2018), Collaborative Core Design and Implementation for Electricity And Magnetism: Enhancing Practising Science Teachers’ PCK.
Masters in Education
- Jared Carpendale (completed 2013) Science education in a museum setting. Completed.
Research Interests
I hold a PhD in Science and undertake my research work-integrated learning, originally in the context of science and engineering and now across all disciplines. My research has primarily focused on student key competencies development whilst engaging in work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences, student awareness and development of professional ethics, and their development of a professional identity. In addition, I am Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning and often facilitate workshops on best practice of WIL programmes and conducting research in WIL.
Recent Publications
Ferns, S. J., Rowe, A. D., & Zegwaard, K. E. (Eds.) (2022). Advances in Research, Theory and Practice in Work-Integrated Learning Enhancing Employability for a Sustainable Future. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003021049
Quinn, F., Zegwaard, K. E., Taylor, S., & Taylor, N. (2022). Learning, work and education for sustainability. In M. Malloch, L. Cairns, K. Evans, & B. N. O'Connor (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Learning and Work (pp. 512-529). SAGE Publishing.
Ferns, S. J., Rowe, A. D., & Zegwaard, K. E. (Eds.) (2022). Advances in Research, Theory and Practice in Work-Integrated Learning Enhancing Employability for a Sustainable Future. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003021049
Ferns, S., Rowe, A., & Zegwaard, K. E. (2022). The future of work-integrated learning and experiential education: Vision and insights. In The future of work-integrated learning and experiential education: Vision and insights. Webinar seminar presentation to the experiential education community hosted by QSR International. Retrieved from https://go.qsrinternational.com/
Keywords
Co-operative Education; Curriculum; Education; Education Research; Engineering; Experiential Learning; Key Competencies; Learning; Learning and Education; Learning Environment; Learning in Science and Technology; Lifelong Learning; Pedagogy; Science; Science Education; Social Science Research; Social Sciences and Education; Teacher Practice/Practicum; Teaching and Learning; Teaching Ethics and Professionalism; Tertiary Education; Work Experience-Based Learning
Work-integrated learning
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]Room: E.G.16A and ORAN.1.02
Phone: +64 7 838 4892
Cellphone: +64 27 44 55 686