Antecedents, Processes and Outcomes of an Internship Program: An Employer's Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Kroon, Nanja; Franco, Mário
Titel	Antecedents, Processes and Outcomes of an Internship Program: An Employer's Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 14 (2022) 2, S.556-574 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kroon, Nanja) ORCID (Franco, Mário)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2050-7003
DOI	10.1108/JARHE-09-2020-0315
Schlagwörter	Internship Programs; Employer Attitudes; Outcomes of Education; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Productivity; Student Recruitment; Competence; Student Satisfaction; Universities; School Business Relationship; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Produktivität; Kompetenz; University; Universität
Abstract	Purpose: Higher education internships have been studied in different aspects, mainly from the student or university perspective. To contribute to the understanding of the third actor in this type of university-industry cooperation, the paper examines employers' perspectives on higher education internships. Design/methodology/approach: Through a literature review and based on Narayanan "et al." (2010) conceptual model, an "a priori" model was developed, which was then validated by a multiple-case study in a Portuguese undergraduate course. Findings: The findings reveal rich and meaningful insights into an under-researched area, including validation of seven antecedents, two processes and six outcomes of internships from the employer's perspective. This research showed that employers give great importance to outcomes of internships, either in terms of productivity, possible future recruitment, inflow of ideas, behaviours and competences or the intern's satisfaction. Practical implications: The findings suggest the need for universities to undertake more collaboration with industry, as the employers made weak references to the creation and maintenance of ties with the educational institution, denoting low motivation. On the other hand, most of the outcomes for employers found in the literature are confirmed, except for the continued inflow of ideas construct. This may evidence some lack of strategic thinking related to the internship programs on part of the employers. Originality/value: This paper validates and extends the dispersed findings of existing research by providing a useful, unifying conceptual model of the employer's perspective on higher education internships, which can be tested at other levels of education or in other countries. (As Provided).
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