Designing Successful Internships: Exploring the Role of Duration, Formalization and Motivational Practices

Autor/inn/en	Jerez Gomez, Maria Pilar; Bojica, Ana; Martínez-del-Río, Javier; Karaja, Reem
Titel	Designing Successful Internships: Exploring the Role of Duration, Formalization and Motivational Practices
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 65 (2023) 3, S.433-453 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jerez Gomez, Maria Pilar) ORCID (Karaja, Reem)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-12-2021-0480
Schlagwörter	Program Design; Apprenticeships; Employment Potential; Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; Career Development; Young Adults; Human Capital; Motivation; Work Experience; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Berufsentwicklung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Humankapital; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Europa
Abstract	Purpose: This study aims to shed light on how internships' features drive employability outcomes and answers the question of how internships that maximize the employability of interns can be designed. The study assumes that the duration of an internship, degree of formalization and the use of internship-specific motivational practices by companies are likely to influence interns' perceptions of employability. Design/methodology/approach: A study among interns investigated the relationship between different internship features and interns' employability. Data on the duration of the internship, motivational practices specific to internships and the formalization of the internship process were collected from a large sample of 13,565 interns in 27 European countries from 15 to 35 years old. Findings: The findings suggest that internship duration has a curvilinear effect on employability with increasing effects on employability at the beginning of the internship, followed by a decrease over time. In addition, the use of practices specifically designed to motivate interns also favors the interns' employability. Finally, formalization of the internship placement moderates the effect of motivational practices on employability. Originality/value: By identifying key features of the internship experience -- duration, formalization and motivational practices -- the authors contribute to the theory related to the development of career resources and employability in young adults and show that these features significantly shape young adults' employability perceptions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01