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The ‘scholarship of engagement’, derived from work undertaken by the Boyer Commission in the US, emphasises the possibilities of enhanced undergraduate learning through research, yet in the UK this idea is less developed. Moreover, although the study of politics and international relations lends itself well to the use of placements to develop this model of learning, there are few examples of this in the UK. This article presents findings from a major research project, the Scholarship of Engagement for Politics, examining the ways in which placement learning can affect the student experience.
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For details of these activities, see http://www.carnegiefoundation.org, http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/Reinventioncenter, http://www.ia.umich.edu, http://www.umich.edu/~mserve/artsofcitizenship, respectively.
For an attempt to inject a civic component into placement learning in Britain, see Annette (2005).
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The authors are all members of the team for the Scholarship of Engagement for Politics project. This project is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) through its Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL), Project No: FDTL 16/03. For more details of the project, see www.politicsinaction.ac.uk.
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Sherrington, P., Axford, B., Blair, A. et al. Research-Led Placements in Politics: A New Approach?. Eur Polit Sci 7, 175–185 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2008.7
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