TY - JOUR
T1 - Work placement: Organizational socialization among international engineering students
AU - Vu, Thai
AU - Ananthram, Subramaniam
AU - Bennett, Dawn
AU - Ferns, Sonia
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Some degree programs require students to complete self-sourced work placements as a condition for graduation, which is challenging for many international students as they face significant contextual constraints. The literature has indicated typical contextual challenges international students face while attempting to strengthen organizational socialization (OS) during placements in a host country. Despite this, there is still a need for further research on how international students develop perceptions of their workplace context and how these perceptions impact their OS. The current study addressed this gap in the literature, adopting a grounded approach. Data was collected through 27 in-depth interviews with nine international undergraduate engineering students from an Australian university. Findings feature a perception-response model of OS, which helps inform research and practice to enhance international students' placement experiences.
AB - Some degree programs require students to complete self-sourced work placements as a condition for graduation, which is challenging for many international students as they face significant contextual constraints. The literature has indicated typical contextual challenges international students face while attempting to strengthen organizational socialization (OS) during placements in a host country. Despite this, there is still a need for further research on how international students develop perceptions of their workplace context and how these perceptions impact their OS. The current study addressed this gap in the literature, adopting a grounded approach. Data was collected through 27 in-depth interviews with nine international undergraduate engineering students from an Australian university. Findings feature a perception-response model of OS, which helps inform research and practice to enhance international students' placement experiences.
UR - https://www.ijwil.org/publication-policy
M3 - Article
SN - 2538-1032
VL - 24
SP - 341
EP - 357
JO - International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
JF - International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
IS - 3
ER -