Co-Opting a Shared Approach with Pacific Communities via an Internship Initiative and a Sporting Organization

Autor/in	Ravulo, Jioji
Titel	Co-Opting a Shared Approach with Pacific Communities via an Internship Initiative and a Sporting Organization
Quelle	In: International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 21 (2020) 2, S.89-102 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2538-1032
Schlagwörter	Internship Programs; Athletics; Foreign Countries; Team Sports; College Students; Cultural Awareness; Outcomes of Education; Partnerships in Education; Experiential Learning; Indigenous Populations; Pacific Islanders; Learner Engagement; Student Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Leichtathletik; Ausland; Mannschaftssport; Collegestudent; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Sinti und Roma; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Australien
Abstract	This article explores the perspectives of participants from a partnership established between Western Sydney University (WSU) and the National Rugby League (NRL), a large and multifaceted international sporting organization. Ten students from WSU's Pasifika Achievement to Higher Education (PATHE) initiative took part in an internship program with the NRL. This program sought to bolster Pacific cultural awareness, and consider how PATHE interns developed learning outcomes and experiences whilst interacting and encouraging positive relationships between the NRL and its community groups. Four NRL staff members who acted as the intern's supervisors also took part in this partnership. The implications of this research are three-fold -- strong partnerships between universities and industry partners are vital for effective work-integrated learning; the development and upholding of Indigenous and Pacific platforms and spaces are important to increase cultural awareness; and to foster such developments, universities and industry partners need to demonstrate clear leadership. (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@ijwil.org; Web site: https://www.ijwil.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01