Belonging to a Workplace: First-Year Apprentices' Perspectives on Factors Determining Engagement and Continuation through Apprenticeship

Autor/in	Chan, Selena
Titel	Belonging to a Workplace: First-Year Apprentices' Perspectives on Factors Determining Engagement and Continuation through Apprenticeship
Quelle	In: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 16 (2016) 1, S.9-27 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0251-2513
DOI	10.1007/s10775-014-9282-2
Schlagwörter	Work Attitudes; Apprenticeships; Novices; Learner Engagement; Persistence; Group Membership; Decision Making + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Ausdauer; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	The transition to work through apprenticeship is one taken by many young people. A sense of belonging to a workplace is posited to be an important precursor for initial and on-going engagement with practice communities. This article details a study of beginning apprentices in ten trades. The project sought to identify factors influencing apprentices' decisions to enter and commit to apprenticeship. Through comparisons of the experiences of continuing and disengaged first-year apprentices, processes of belonging to a workplace were found to be important contributors to apprenticeship continuation. Factors contributing to apprentices' perceptions of belongingness are identified, examined and discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01