The Professional and the Academic World Learning Together in Higher Education

• Maite Arandia University of the Basque Country, Spain
• Israel Alonso Universidad del País Vasco, España
• Aintzane Cabo Universidad del País Vasco, España

Abstract

This article presents the evaluation of an innovative experience carried out in the Social Education Degree program at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). The experience consists of a space for collaboration and learning between the academic and professional worlds, which is incorporated into the structure of the degree program that began in the 2011-2012 academic year. Throughout this article, we use an evaluative research methodology to present a theoretical basis related to the changes and challenges in Higher Education at the interna tional level, together with a description of the design of the experience, its development, the results, and some conclusions. Higher education, learning, collaboration, active education,