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The Effects of Academic Self-Efficacy on Vocational Students Behavioral Engagement at School and at Firm Internships: A Model of Engagement-Value of Achievement Motivation

Education Sciences, 2021
There has been a marked increase in internship participation in recent decades. Many students who take cooperative programs consider internships to be the most appropriate entry point into their chosen careers.
Jon-Chao Hong, Hui-Ling Zhang, Jian-Hong Ye, Jhen-Ni Ye   +3 more
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Generation Z “Life Skills” Acquired and Enhanced through Internships before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

Administrative Sciences, 2023
The paper explores “life skills” acquired and enhanced during an internship in preparation for the work of the future, identifies challenges faced and gaps between academic preparation and internship requirements, and explores the impact of the COVID 19 ...
Eriona Shtembari, Riza Feridun Elgün
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Are undergraduate internships worth the effort? Time to reconceptualize work-based learning for building protean meta-competencies

Studies in Higher Education, 2023
Internships are widely recognized within higher education as a useful work-based learning (WBL) approach to enhance student employability. However, there remains a need to understand whether internships provide a developmental experience that includes ...
C. Downs, Farooq Mughal, Uzair Shah, Mike Ryder   +3 more
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Virtual internships in open and distance learning contexts: Improving access, participation, and success for underrepresented students

Distance Education, 2023
This study at The Open University in the United Kingdom examined the effectiveness of specifying internship opportunities for underrepresented student groups in two faculties.
Kristen Reid, Diane L. Butler, Catherine Comfort, Andrew D. J. Potter   +3 more
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The experience of anxiety among Chinese undergraduate nursing students in the later period of their internships: findings from a qualitative study

BMC Nursing, 2022
Background Clinical internships are a critical transition period for nursing students to develop into nursing professionals and are essential for the solidification of their professional attitudes.
Q. Yi, Jin Yan, Cuidi Zhang, Guoli Yang, Hui Huang, Yan Yang   +5 more
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Internships before and during COVID-19: experiences and perceptions of undergraduate interns and supervisors

Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2021
PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a contingent shift to remote working and learning worldwide. However, little is known regarding the impact of this shift on internships.
Cecilia Woon Chien Teng, R. Lim, D. Chow, Suganthi Narayanasamy, Chee Hsiang Liow, J. J. Lee   +5 more
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Perceived quality of internships and employability perceptions: the mediating role of career-entry worries

, 2021
PurposeThis study illuminates the assumption that internships facilitate labor market entry and answers the question of why internships have a positive effect on students' self-perceived employability.
Katharina Ebner, Roman Soucek, Eva Selenko   +2 more
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Valuable Experience: How University Internships Affect Graduates’ Income

Research in Higher Education, 2021
This paper analyzes whether and how attending an internship during tertiary education affects income. We address endogeneity with an IV approach that exploits information regarding whether the internship was a mandatory component of the study. We further
Thomas Bolli, K. Caves, Maria Esther Oswald-Egg   +2 more
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Student internships and work placements: approaches to risk management in higher education

Higher Education, 2021
The increased use of student internships and other forms of work placements in higher education programmes brings recognised benefits to students but also changes the risks for higher education institutions (HEIs) globally.
Denis Odlin, Maureen Benson-Rea, Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor   +2 more
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What Do CS Students Value in Industry Internships?

ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2021
Summer internships present an opportunity for Computer Science (CS) students to expand and test their skills in “the real world.” These multi-faceted experiences call on students to use technical tools and critical thinking in collaboration with others ...
Mia Minnes, S. G. Serslev, Omar Padilla
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