Transitions From Formal Education to the Workplace

Abstract

This chapter frames the transition to adulthood in the context of the moving from formal educational settings to the often less-structured learning that occurs in workplace settings. Although schooling may end, learning continues.

Think big! Implementing a transition to practice workshop for graduating dental students

“…The school-to-work transition can cause students to feel tense or unprepared. 2 Adult education experts suggest creating opportunities to facilitate this transition and prepare students with the necessary skills in their given field and potential work environment. 2 Providing students with the knowledge, skills, and attributes for this transition is warranted.…”

Workplace learning and career progression: qualitative perspectives of UK dietitians

“…The cognitive dissonance described by the entry level dietitians may well be a normal part of entering the dietetic community of practice (31) . However, in a conversation about developing professional behaviour in students, Weimer (32) considered that professional behaviours must be learnt on entry to HEIs.…”

Developing a FLIPPED-ACTION Model in a Language-Teaching Internship Program

“…More and more schools are normalizing it by setting it up as part of the graduation requirement for college students, and consequently more and more educators are doing related studies. Reference [36], [37] show that internship serve as a transition for students to apply what they learn from formal education to work places, and the implementation of internship is one of the best approaches of realizing the higher-education contexts. Moreover, in terms of flipped instruction and educational-technology application, reference [38] explained how blogs can enhance the quality of internship when using appropriately, and also suggests that social media can flip then bridge classroom instruction with internship, and in the mean time provide a platform for students to build their global portfolios.…”