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Publication Date: 2019-Jul
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Students' and Their Supervisors' Evaluations on Professional Identity in Work Placements
Vocations and Learning, v12 n2 p245-266 Jul 2019
This study explored the extent to which undergraduates demonstrate capabilities associated with professional identity (PI), an individual's connection with the ideology of professional practice and a critical element of graduate employability. It gathered quantitative and qualitative data from 212 Australian business undergraduates and their workplace supervisors on 17 capabilities associated with PI. It also examined the value of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) in developing these capabilities. Findings indicated broad agreement on areas of strength and weakness yet supervisors assigned consistently higher ratings than students. Areas for development aligned with the advanced stages of PI and ratings were fairly uniform by gender, age and business specialisation. International students recorded lower mean ratings in certain capabilities. Both supervisors and, more so, students acknowledged an improvement in capabilities during WIL. Careful consideration of the design and structure of WIL programs is required to ensure development of the full range of capabilities associated with PI.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Professional Identity, Work Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Business Administration Education, Job Skills, Skill Development, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Students
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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