How Often Do They Change Their Minds and Does Work-Integrated Learning Play a Role? An Examination of "Major Changers" and Career Certainty in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Drysdale, Maureen T. B.; Frost, Natalie; McBeath, Margaret L.
Titel	How Often Do They Change Their Minds and Does Work-Integrated Learning Play a Role? An Examination of "Major Changers" and Career Certainty in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 16 (2015) 2, S.145-152 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-2882
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Integrated Activities; Workplace Learning; Online Surveys; Questionnaires; Career Choice; Majors (Students); Cooperative Education; College Students; Foreign Countries; Career Planning; Research Universities; Statistical Analysis; Careers; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Integrierender Unterricht; Fragebogen; Kooperativer Unterricht; Collegestudent; Ausland; Karriereplanung; Forschungseinrichtung; Statistische Analyse; Career; Karriere; Kanada
Abstract	This project examined the role of cooperative education (co-op) in changing majors and career certainty in Canadian university students. Career certainty scores were collected using an online questionnaire from students in both cooperative education and non-cooperative education. The frequency with which students changed their major and their reasons for doing so were also collected. Results revealed that while non-co-op students changed their major significantly more often than their non-co-op peers, they did not differ in terms of career certainty. The two primary reasons cited by non-co-op students for changing majors were interest and impact on career. It is recommended that future research expand on this study to determine if the practical experience gained from co-op provides students with the real world practice they need to connect their classroom learning to their chosen career. Implications for the findings are discussed. (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