Work-Integrated Learning Courses: An Essential Component for Preparing Students to Work in Statutory Child Protection?

Autor/inn/en	Bates, Annerly; Bates, Lyndel
Titel	Work-Integrated Learning Courses: An Essential Component for Preparing Students to Work in Statutory Child Protection?
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 14 (2013) 1, S.45-58 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-2882
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Work Experience Programs; Child Safety; Social Work; Novices; Caseworkers; Educational Benefits; Case Studies; Career Readiness; Job Placement; Education Work Relationship; Semi Structured Interviews; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Soziale Arbeit; Bildungsertrag; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Australien
Abstract	Undergraduate programs can play an important role in the development of individuals wanting professional employment within statutory child protection agencies: both the coursework and the work-integrated learning (WIL) components of degrees have a role in this process. This paper uses a collective case study methodology to examine the perceptions and experiences of first year practitioners within a specific statutory child protection agency in order to identify whether they felt prepared for their current role. The sample of 20 participants came from a range of discipline backgrounds with just over half of the sample (55%) completing a WIL placement as part of their undergraduate studies. The results indicate that while some participants were able to identify and articulate specific benefits from their undergraduate coursework studies, all participants who had undertaken a WIL placement as part of their degree believed the WIL placement was beneficial for their current work. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@apjce.org; Web site: http://www.apjce.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01