Students' Expectations from Their Cooperative Education Placements in the Hospitality Industry: An International Perspective.

Waryszak, Robert Z.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Students' Expectations from Their Cooperative Education Placements in the Hospitality Industry: An International Perspective.

Waryszak, Robert Z.

Education + Training, v41 n1 p33-40 1999

Cooperative-education experiences of 80 Australian, 107 Dutch, 50 English, and 50 Scottish students were compared. Australian students expected higher workplace involvement, greater control, and more work pressure than did Dutch students. The Dutch had lower expectations of the social climate. Scottish students expected more autonomy on the job. (SK)

Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Expectation, Foreign Countries, Job Placement, Student Attitudes, Work Environment

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Netherlands; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Scotland)

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