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Download full textSmith, Sally; Smith, Colin; Taylor-Smith, Ella; Fotheringham, Julia – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2017
Universities are adopting institution-wide projects to increase student work placements and work-related learning across all subject disciplines. However, there are large variations between programs in uptake, with limited evidence explaining why this might be the case. This study uses identity theory (Stryker, 1980) to explore student perceptions…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Student Placement, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
Direct linkMagnell, Marie; Geschwind, Lars; Kolmos, Anette – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to identify faculty perspectives on the integration of work-related issues in engineering education. A mixed methods approach was used to explore faculty attitudes towards work-related learning, to describe activities related to working life that have been introduced into the curriculum and to identify factors that…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Integrated Activities, Mixed Methods Research, Learning Activities
Whelan, Michael – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2017
Graduate attributes and course learning outcomes are an integral part of higher education in Australia. Testing the performance of graduates in the workplace with regard to graduate attributes and course learning outcomes is a not a common occurrence. This study has road tested the graduate attributes and course learning outcomes of a bachelor…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Education, College Graduates, Foreign Countries
Reddan, Gregory – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2015
Field Project A is an elective course in the Bachelor of Exercise Science program at Griffith University and includes elements of both career development learning and work-integrated learning. This paper aims to determine the effects of the learning activities and assessment items developed for the course on students' self-efficacy in making…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Self Efficacy, Decision Making
Balta, Maria Elisavet; Coughlan, Jane-Lisa; Hobson, Peter – Journal of International Education Research, 2012
Due to recent changes in higher education and the increased demand for highly qualified candidates in the labor market, the employability of U.K. graduates has become a key performance indicator for universities. Institutions of higher education attempt to address employability by delivering a skilled workforce that will ensure the U.K.'s…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Work Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Employment Potential
Purdie, Fiona; Ward, Lisa; McAdie, Tina; King, Nigel; Drysdale, Maureen – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2013
Work-integrated learning (WIL) provides an opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, competence, and experience, which increase employability and lead to more satisfying careers. Research indicates that WIL results in improved academic- and occupationally-related outcomes. However, there is a paucity of quantitative research examining the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Work Experience Programs, Career Readiness
Miguel, Richard J. – 1982
A study focused on the relationships of (1) youth's perceptions of hiring and disciplinary standards, (2) their work supervisors' reports of those standards, and (3) selected antecedents and employment outcomes associated with employability development programs. Through questionnaires, data were collected at the beginning and end of the 1981-82…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Attitude Change, Career Education, Cooperative Education
Lewis, Morgan V.; And Others – 1976
Work experience programs in secondary schools were examined to determine the costs and benefits associated with them. Data on students in these programs were compared with data on students with nonschool-supervised jobs and students with no jobs. Characteristics and experiences of current and former students were compared. A random sample was…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Career Development
Tyson, Diane F. – 1998
This document contains materials about and from the School-to-Work for Lancaster County Adults program. This program was a special demonstration project designed to develop a school-to-work (STW) model for adult learners. In an alternative high school setting, the program combined academic instruction, career exploration and planning, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Career Exploration
