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Vu, Thai; Ananthram, Subramaniam; Ferns, Sonia – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
As part of their international higher education experience, international students in some degree programs are required to secure and complete work placements. This is challenging to many, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, there is limited research on how international students navigate challenges to secure placements in…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Students, Engineering Education
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Smith, Calvin; Ferns, Sonia; Russell, Leoni – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2019
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.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Employment, Student Placement
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Kay, Judie; Ferns, Sonia; Russell, Leoni; Smith, Judith; Winchester-Seeto, Theresa – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2019
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is a national priority and a strategic direction for Australian universities. To increase industry engagement, there is a need to identify emerging WIL models that enable flexibility while optimizing outcomes for stakeholders. This Australian Technology Network (ATN) project explored approaches that overcome…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Small Businesses, Foreign Countries, College Students
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Tee, Lisa; Ferns, Sonia; Hughes, Jeffery D. – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2018
This study gathered and analysed the perceptions of graduates, employers, and the course team regarding graduate capabilities required for early professional success in pharmacy and the extent to which these capabilities are demonstrated in new graduates. The Graduate Employability Indicator (GEI) surveys were administered online to gather…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Pharmacy, Health Personnel, Success
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Smith, Calvin; Ferns, Sonia; Russell, Leoni – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016
Research into work-integrated learning continues to show through a variety of small-scale and anecdotal studies, various positive impacts on student learning, work-readiness, personal and cognitive development and other outcomes. Seldom are these research findings strongly generalizable because of such factors as small sample sizes,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs, Job Placement, Instructional Design