'I Do and I Understand': The Importance of Reflective Placements for the Self-Perceived Work Readiness of Health Sciences Students

Autor/inn/en	Shekhawat, Giriraj Singh; Sturm, Sean; Dunham, Annette
Titel	'I Do and I Understand': The Importance of Reflective Placements for the Self-Perceived Work Readiness of Health Sciences Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 8 (2017) 1, S.188-201 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-3815
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Health Sciences; Student Placement; Job Placement; Career Readiness; Employment Potential; Job Skills; Work Experience Programs; Transfer of Training; Self Esteem; Time Management; Social Networks; Theory Practice Relationship; Teamwork; Experiential Learning; Practicums; Knowledge Level; Employment Experience; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerpraktikum; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Zeitmanagement; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Wissensbasis; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Neuseeland
Abstract	POPLHLTH 302: Health Service Placement is a community health placement program that forms the capstone course for the Bachelor in Health Sciences (BHSc) at the University of Auckland. It aims to enable Population Health students to develop through experience the competencies that they will need to be employed in a broad range of roles in the health sector, including health policy analysis, health management, health information and health promotion. It provides students with the opportunity to gain a critical understanding of an organisation through day-to-day engagement with the provision of health services, and thereby to transition from university to work and to develop life-long learning attitudes and skills. Eighty-three students enrolled in the course completed a questionnaire before and after their placement about their skills, confidence and readiness to participate in the health workforce, and their knowledge of it and the health needs of the NZ population. A mixed methods analysis of the data confirmed that students' perceptions of their work-readiness improved over the course of the placement, in particular, where transferable skills such as confidence, time management, networking, the application of theory in practice, and team work were concerned. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3125. Web site: https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01