Alert:

Limited Availability of Full-Text Documents. Click here for more information, or here to request the return of a PDF online.

EJ964980 - The Value of Work Experience in Outcomes for Students: An Investigation into the Importance of Work Experience in the Lives of Female Undergraduates and Postgraduate Job Seekers

Help

Tutorial

Help |

Tutorial

Help |

Tutorial

Help With This Page

Back to Search Results Help Permalink Share this record

More Info:
Help 0 items in My Clipboard | Add record to My Clipboard

Record Details

Full-Text Availability Options:

More Info:
Help | Tutorial Help Finding Full Text | More Info:
Help Find in a Library | Publisher's website

Related Items: Show Related Items

Click on any of the links below to perform a new search
ERIC #:	EJ964980
Title:	The Value of Work Experience in Outcomes for Students: An Investigation into the Importance of Work Experience in the Lives of Female Undergraduates and Postgraduate Job Seekers
Authors:	Shaw, Angela Joy
Descriptors:	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Work Experience; Longitudinal Studies; Vocational Education; Higher Education; Access to Education; Institutional Characteristics; Reputation; Part Time Employment; Education Work Relationship; Career Development; Qualifications; Program Effectiveness; Semi Structured Interviews; Job Applicants; Investigations
Source:	Journal of Vocational Education and Training, v64 n2 p155-168 2012
More Info: Help Peer Reviewed:	Yes
Publisher:	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Date:	2012-00-00
Pages:	14
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Abstract:	This article presents findings from an investigation into the experiences of a single cohort of students, studying on a BA (Hons) degree in Britain. It examines the students' attainment on the degree and relates this to their profile on entry, examining their previous work experiences taken as part of a vocationally focused entry qualification, and compares their progress to other students entering the same course of study with non-vocational traditional academic qualifications. The investigation assesses whether, if at all, students' pre-entry experiences have an impact on their eventual qualification. The work then follows a sample of this cohort after they graduate and enter the world of full-time work or postgraduate study, relating these experiences both to their pre-university work experiences and qualifications, any part-time employment whilst at university and/or any work experience which they may have undertaken as part of their undergraduate studies. In essence, the investigation assesses whether work experience impacts on the final awards of students and/or upon their ability to find suitable careers as postgraduates. It uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess the impact of previous work experience and/or vocational training and experience on eventual outcomes for the students. (Contains 2 figures.)
Abstractor:	As Provided
Reference Count:	18

Note:	N/A
Identifiers:	Great Britain
Record Type:	Journal
Level:	N/A
Institutions:	N/A
Sponsors:	N/A
ISBN:	N/A
ISSN:	ISSN-1363-6820
Audiences:	N/A
Languages:	English
Education Level:	Adult Education; Higher Education
Direct Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2011.628756

Back to Search Results