From theory to practice: Field experimental evidence on early exposure of engineering majors to professional work.

Autor/inn/en	Boudreau, Kevin J.; Marx, Matt
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	From theory to practice: Field experimental evidence on early exposure of engineering majors to professional work. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Von der Theorie zur Praxis: Befunde aus Feldexperimenten zu Praxiserfahrungen im Ingenieurstudium.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass. (2019), 42 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper. 26013
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie; Graue Literatur
DOI	10.3386/w26013
Schlagwörter	Praxisschock; Lernen; Arbeitsplatz; Berufserfahrung; Berufserfolg; Ingenieur; Betriebspraktikum; Studienerfolg; Praxisbezug; Student; USA
Abstract	"Young workers typically enter the professional labor market only after completing higher education. We investigate how earlier professional work experience affects skilled worker development. In a field experiment, 1,787 Engineering majors were randomly assigned to 6-month work terms to begin either in the second or third year of studies. Early exposure caused systematic differences in inclination to take Engineering elective courses, choice of major, and the probability of persisting in Engineering years later - consistent with engagement, retention, and sorting effects. Early exposure notably increased academic and professional outcomes of lower-income students." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/1