Graduate Transition into Work: The Bridging Role of Graduate Placement Programmes in the Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Workplace

Autor/in	Gallagher, Pádraig
Titel	Graduate Transition into Work: The Bridging Role of Graduate Placement Programmes in the Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Workplace
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 28 (2015) 5, S.461-480 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2013.820261
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Job Placement; Student Placement; College Graduates; Education Work Relationship; Engineering; Sciences; Technology; Educational Background; Small Businesses; Qualitative Research; Program Effectiveness; Transitional Programs; Manufacturing Industry; Educational Benefits; Business Skills; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Ireland; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Schülerpraktikum; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Maschinenbau; Science; Wissenschaft; Technologie; Vorbildung; Kleingewerbe; Qualitative Forschung; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Bildungsertrag; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Irland
Abstract	This research looks at the role of graduate placement programmes in bridging the gap between higher education and the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. The research design and methodology used in this study was exploratory, in-depth and qualitative in nature. The research took the form of a multiple case study and focused on seven graduates with an engineering, science or technology background who have worked with SMEs. The graduates were employed by companies participating in the Fusion programme, a graduate placement and knowledge transfer programme currently running in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (the UK). The study shows that graduate placement programmes such as Fusion can help graduates in their transition to the SME workplace, but the impact can vary according to the individual placement context. Implications for policy and future research are considered. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01