Analyzing mandatory college internships: academic effects and implications for curricular design

Prescott, Peter; Gjerde, Kathy Paulson; Rice, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1080/03075079.2020.1723531

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“…Crawford & Wang, 2016;Jones et al, 2017). Female students are likely to have higher scores than males on average, which is in line with the finding of Prescott et al (2021) that female students enjoy a 0.012 higher GPA compared to male students in the USA. The same results can also be seen in Gomez et al (2004) and Surridge (2009) using student data from the UK.…”

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“…Their results show that students' self-reported GPA at graduation is slightly higher (0.076) for those students who participated in an internship during their academic course compared to those who didn't participate. However, Prescott et al (2021) find that students' academic performance is negatively affected by the internship, whilst it was ongoing after controlling for other factors using 14 years of semester-by-semester data from undergraduate business students enrolled at a private liberal arts university in the USA.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…By providing real-world context to theoretical subjects, work placements provide knowledge, experience and abilities that better prepare students for the challenges that they face and enhance their work readiness, self-efficacy and teamwork skills which eventually boosts employability (e.g. Prescott et al, 2021;Smith & Worsfold, 2015). Whilst the rationale for a study placement abroad is that the placement allows students to build on what they have learnt during prior study at their home institution and then gain additional experience of life in another country (see Bachner & Zeutschel, 2009;Dwyer, 2004;Engberg, 2013;Paige et al, 2009).…”

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The performance effects of international study placements versus work placements

Jones

Wang

2022

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To be competitive, universities across the world are embedding an international perspective into every layer of an institution’s operational structure. For higher education (HE) providers that offer sandwich degrees (4-year undergraduate courses with a compulsory placement after the second year), this allows students to choose a range of options. Students can enter the labour market for one year, or they can go overseas to study at a foreign institution. For some students, it might even be possible to do both. However, regarding final year degree performance, which option leads to higher student performance? In this paper, we aim to shed light on this empirical question. Our results are drawn from Aston University (UK) which is a world-leading University in Advanced Technology. Overall, using a large student dataset, we find that for students who have a compulsory placement built into their degree programme, the work placement has a more powerful impact on student performance compared to an international study placement abroad. Our findings have important implications for universities across the world that offer sandwich degrees to their students.

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The performance effects of international study placements versus work placements

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Wang

2022

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“…Although there are various pedagogical strategies through which the theoretical knowledge covered by students in a class can be linked to the real world of work, such as project developments and simulations, internships appear to be the most popular. While simulations and other pedagogical strategies are primarily theoretical, internships expose learners to the natural and physical environment where actual work occurs (Prescott et al, 2020). Internships are a form of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) strategy in that a student is likely to acquire new skills and attributes that can help them get, maintain, and succeed on the job (Shivoro et al, 2017).…”

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Effectiveness of Internships as Pedagogical Practices in Promoting Employability Skills Amongst Graduating Students in Selected Social Science Degree Programmes in Zambia

Mwelwa¹,

Ailwei²,

Mawela³

2021

INT J EDUC METHODOL

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<p style="text-align: justify;">To explore their role in enhancing graduate employability, the study investigated the effectiveness of student internships as pedagogical practices in promoting employability skills amongst graduating students in four Social Science Degree programmes of selected universities in Zambia. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 162 participants through the questionnaires and interview guides using a mixed-methods approach. The participants included different actors in the labour industry as critical informants; graduating students taking Social Science Degree Programmes; Lecturers, and Employers. The quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using the SPSS version 24 and Atlas. Ti. Version 8, respectively. This study employed the Human Capability Approach and Human Capital theories. Findings indicated that although internship practices were considered an essential component in the social science degree programmes for skills development, their effectiveness in promoting employability skills amongst graduating students varied from one programme to the other. The findings have implications on how universities and the labour industry could work together to design and implement internship experiences for students in social science degree programmes that are more effective in promoting the acquisition of employability skills in Zambia.</p>

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“…Internships are excellent sources to enrich students' real work experience and enhance their ability to work in teams ( Raskin, 1994 ; Ronnestad and Skovholt, 1993 ). Inspite of the several benefits associated with internship programmes ( Ebner et al., 2021 ; Knouse and Fontenot, 2008 ; Prescott et al., 2021 ), results of several studies revealed interns experience several challenges including limited learning opportunities, rigid rules, negative attitudes of supervisors, unfriendly working environments, work slave and job stress ( Divine et al., 2007 ; Johari and Yahya, 2019 ; Li, 2018 ; Thornton et al., 2019 ).…”

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Job stress and job involvement among tertiary interns: the buffering role of perceived coworker support

Azila-Gbettor

Atsu²,

Quarshie³

2022

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Analyzing mandatory college internships: academic effects and implications for curricular design

Cited by 14 publications

References 26 publications

The performance effects of international study placements versus work placements

The performance effects of international study placements versus work placements

Effectiveness of Internships as Pedagogical Practices in Promoting Employability Skills Amongst Graduating Students in Selected Social Science Degree Programmes in Zambia

Job stress and job involvement among tertiary interns: the buffering role of perceived coworker support

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