Examining the influence of selected factors on perceived co-op work term quality from a student perspective

David Drewery, Colleen Nevison, T. Judene Pretti, Lauren Cormier, Sage Barclay and Antoine Pennaforte ()
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David Drewery: University of Waterloo [Waterloo]
Colleen Nevison: University of Waterloo [Waterloo]
T. Judene Pretti: University of Waterloo [Waterloo]
Lauren Cormier: University of Waterloo [Waterloo]
Sage Barclay: University of Waterloo [Waterloo]
Antoine Pennaforte: LISE - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire pour la sociologie économique - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This study discusses and tests a conceptual model of coop work-term quality from a student perspective. Drawing from an earlier exploration of coop students' perceptions of work-term quality, variables related to role characteristics, interpersonal dynamics, and organizational elements were used in a multiple linear regression analysis to predict coop students' perceived work-term quality. A survey of coop students (n = 1,937) measured their perceptions of selected variables following a recent coop work-term. Results show that the variables explained a large percentage of variance (51.4%) in the outcomes variable, suggesting the conceptual model does explain students' perceptions of quality. Implications for practice and for future studies are discussed.

Keywords: Perceptions; work-term quality; antecedents; conceptual model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016, 17 (3), pp.265-277

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