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  • Placement quality has a greater impact on employability than placement structure or duration

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    Smith, C
    Ferns, S
    Russell, L
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Smith, Calvin D.
    Year published
    2019
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    Abstract
    This paper addresses the question of the relative importance of work-integrated learning placement quality, structure (whether part-time or full-time), and duration (in weeks), for producing employability outcomes. Additionally, we explore whether the quality of those placements is more, less, or equally important than the structure and duration. Drawing on responses to questions in a survey from 2,313 participants, 1,316 of whom had no placement experience and 997 of whom had had a placement experience, as part of their university studies, we tested a series of related hypotheses. After controlling for prior work-experience, ...
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    This paper addresses the question of the relative importance of work-integrated learning placement quality, structure (whether part-time or full-time), and duration (in weeks), for producing employability outcomes. Additionally, we explore whether the quality of those placements is more, less, or equally important than the structure and duration. Drawing on responses to questions in a survey from 2,313 participants, 1,316 of whom had no placement experience and 997 of whom had had a placement experience, as part of their university studies, we tested a series of related hypotheses. After controlling for prior work-experience, results show that the quality of the placement experience is a greater predictor of a variety of employability outcomes than either structure of the placement experience or its duration. Findings will inform curriculum designers, practicum supervisors, and those interested in the outcomes of higher education.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
    Volume
    20
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    https://www.ijwil.org/
    Copyright Statement
    © 2018. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning. This is the published version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher, IJWIL.
    Subject
    Education not elsewhere classified
    Employability
    Work-integrated learning
    Impact of WIL
    Placement design
    Curriculum design
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/382515
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