Professor Philip Lord Norton of Louth P.Norton@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Government
I have been running placement schemes at the House of Commons now for two decades. One entails spending the third year of a four year degree (in British Politics and Legislative Studies, BPLS) on placement with an MP. Another, a more recent scheme, entails students on three year single honours degrees spending one semester - the penultimate semester of the final year - at Westminster. With the former, the placement year is an integral part of the degree programme; with the latter, candidates are selected by interview in the second year. Both my experience and a C-SAP-funded survey in 2004-5 of our students and placement providers reinforce the findings of previous studies as to the benefits of experience-based learning. Experience also demonstrates the challenges posed to any organisation providing opportunities for placements.
Norton, P. (2008). Parliamentary placements: the benefits and challenges. Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, 1(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.11120/elss.2008.01010004
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 30, 2008 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 15, 2015 |
Publication Date | 2008-04 |
Print ISSN | 1756-848X |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 1-9 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.11120/elss.2008.01010004 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/405504 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.11120/elss.2008.01010004 |
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