Enhancing the Work Placement Experience of International Students: Towards a Support Framework

Autor/inn/en	Goodwin, Kelly; Mbah, Marcellus
Titel	Enhancing the Work Placement Experience of International Students: Towards a Support Framework
Quelle	In: Journal of Further and Higher Education, 43 (2019) 4, S.521-532 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-877X
DOI	10.1080/0309877X.2017.1377163
Schlagwörter	Job Placement; Student Placement; Foreign Students; Undergraduate Students; Study Abroad; Foreign Countries; Work Experience; Cultural Differences; Writing Ability; Employment Potential; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Schülerpraktikum; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Ausland; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Kultureller Unterschied; Schreibkompetenz; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article reports the findings from an institutional case study into the work placement experience of undergraduate international students studying at a UK-based university. Given the centrality and importance of the employability and internationalisation agendas in higher education, little published literature considers both and how they impact upon the work placement experience of international students. With past increases in international student recruitment numbers and the drive for students, regardless of their nationality, to gain work experience, there is a need for institutions to better understand work placement from the international students' perspective. Findings revealed that challenges exist in finding and securing work placement, with critical themes emerging to include placement information, visa rules, culture differences, prior work experience, academic preparation for placement and academic writing ability. A support framework is proposed to assist institutions to consider how they could align their practices to meet international students' work placement and employability needs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01