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Charles O. Ogbaekirigwe; Ifeoma M.B. Ubah; Amarachi Salome Azubuike; Udodirim Angela Igwe; Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie – Education & Training, 2025
Purpose: This study examines how and whether expectancy for success and task values influence students' persistence in work placement learning tasks (persistence). Also, it examines the mediating role of task values in the expectancy for success and students' persistence nexus. Design/methodology/approach: This is a two-study finding. In Study 1,…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Predictor Variables, Academic Persistence, Job Placement
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Zehr, Sarah M.; Korte, Russell – Education & Training, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of engineering student interns, as well as the perceptions of internship supervisors. Design/methodology/approach: The study was designed to investigate internships as a complex social phenomenon in the field, through the use of an inductive qualitative design grounded in a…
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, Internship Programs, Workplace Learning
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Olsson, Ulf – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse if open courses, including massive open online courses (MOOCs), can be used as professional development despite their openness since the openness not only brings together individuals from different organizations but also may make the results of collaboration public. Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Professional Development, Higher Education, Cooperation
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D'Souza, Clare; McCormack, Silvia; Taghian, Mehdi; Chu, Mei-Tai; Sullivan-Mort, Gillian; Ahmed, Tanvir – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: Curricula is developing from a pure knowledge-based outcome to a more skill-based outcome, with the objective of creating and advancing competencies that meet employer expectations. While the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demand organisations to change practices and adapt to sustainable goals, there is a lack of understanding…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Competency Based Education, Employer Attitudes, Administrators
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Gemici, Sinan; Curtis, David D. – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of participation in workplace learning among senior secondary students in Australia. Work placements are deemed to be effective if they meet policy objectives of improving student transitions by (a) enhancing Year 12 completion rates and (b) increasing the engagement of…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Part Time Employment, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education