Developing an Institutional Evaluation of the Impact of Work-Integrated Learning on Employability and Employment

Autor/inn/en	Palmer, Stuart; Young, Karen; Campbell, Malcolm
Titel	Developing an Institutional Evaluation of the Impact of Work-Integrated Learning on Employability and Employment
Quelle	In: International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 19 (2018) 4, S.371-383 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2538-1032
Schlagwörter	Job Skills; Employment Qualifications; Higher Education; College Graduates; Correlation; Outcomes of Education; Experiential Learning; Career Readiness; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Produktive Fertigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Korrelation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Student participation in work-integrated learning (WIL) is commonly held to enhance graduate employability and employment outcomes. Nevertheless, there exists significant research that questions the nature of this relationship. For many reasons, universities are unlikely to reduce their efforts and interest in WIL for students. However, for both quality assurance and quality improvement processes, it is important for institutions to evaluate the contribution of WIL to graduate employability and employment. Based on a critical review of the research literature, the rationale for an institutional proposal for the evaluation of the contribution of WIL to graduate employability and employment is developed and presented. The research literature suggests that the relationship between WIL and graduate outcomes is likely to be complex and context dependent. A methodology that others can adopt, adapt, or use as a stimulus for thinking, in their own unique institutional context is offered here. (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	2020/1/01