It's more than just internships, placements, and guest lecturers : partnership pedagogy in practice

![CDATA[Partnership pedagogy involves a genuine and purposeful relationship with an industry partner that extends beyond internships and placements. This paper outlines how this form of pedagogy has been applied to a business school undergraduate higher education context. Whilst our focus is on the application of partnership collaborations within a sports management program, the outcomes are applicable for all disciplines housed within business. We examine the benefits of meaningful engagement with industry, before highlighting four different approaches to content creation. We draw from experiential learning theory to guide an explanation of the outcomes and impact of partnership pedagogy on the undergraduate student experience. We propose that investment in innovative approaches, such as that presented within partnership pedagogy, can significantly improve students’ success. However, we also advocate that a curriculum co-created with industry must be carefully structured to make the links between academic learning and professional development explicit and beneficial to students.]]