Relationship between Demographic Characteristics and Internship Participation of Senior Undergraduate International Students

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Autor/in	Gjini, Timothy W.
Titel	Relationship between Demographic Characteristics and Internship Participation of Senior Undergraduate International Students
Quelle	(2023), (175 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Florida
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3794-7388-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Foreign Students; Experiential Learning; Learning Theories; Internship Programs; Institutional Characteristics; Social Cognition; Career Choice; Career Development; Correlation; Student Characteristics; Student Participation; Majors (Students); Foreign Countries; Classification; Prediction; College Seniors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Soziale Kognition; Berufsentwicklung; Korrelation; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ausland; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Vorhersage; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule
Abstract	The United States higher education institutions' mission is to support students' academic success and career development goals by preparing them to become globally competent citizens and workforce-ready graduates. With student workforce preparation at the core of their mission, there is concern that colleges and universities are not adequately investing in international students' engagement in career-preparation practices (e.g., internships). As such, this quantitative, secondary-data study explored the relationship between senior international students' demographic characteristics, the institutional environment (type and classification), and their internship participation behavior. Key variables were identified from three complementary theoretical strands, including "Astin's Input-Environment-Output (I-E-O) Model" (1988, 1993a, 1993b, 1999), (2) the "Social Cognitive Career Theory" (SCCT) (Lent et al., 1994), and the "Experiential Learning Theory" (Kolb, 1984). Data from the 2019 and 2020 NSSE surveys were analyzed employing descriptive statistics to determine the rates/trends of student internship participation and logistic regression analysis to make predictions on each independent-dependent variable relationship. From an initial sample of n=920, n=703 (78%) reported "Planning, Done, or in progress of" an internship, whereas n=191 (21%) reported "Not done/not planning" an internship; n=26 were missing data. The descriptive statistical analyses revealed that students from Africa/Subsaharan and Asia reported the highest internship participation rates, with 92.3% and 84.6 respectively. Students from Europe ranked third in "Plan to do and Done or in Progress of" an internship, at 83.2%. Except for the Computer Science and Civil Engineering majors, the logistic regression analyses revealed no statistically significant relationship between the variables of gender, nationality, institution type, classification, and internship participation. Thus, the study revealed that except for the Computer Science and Civil Engineering majors, gender, nationality, institution type, and classification does not affect senior undergraduate international students' internship participation. The 78% internship participation rate and the relatively proportionate representation based on student and institutional demographics in this study could be due to several institutions requiring an internship for the three academic majors treated in this study. Another reason could be that international students often see STEM and business internships as opportunities to enhance their career preparation for transitioning to the U.S. and global workforce following graduation. The results of this study revealed a relative proportionality of internship participation representation among international students' demographics and institutional characteristics while highlighting the need for U.S. colleges and universities to continue investing in addressing gaps. These results may be used to inform researchers and practitioners about the current internship participation trends and the relationship between international students' personal and institutional demographic characteristics on their internship participation and present a foundation for future international student career preparation research and practice. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01