ERIC Number: EJ1261309
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 9
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Exploring Correlates for Paid versus Unpaid Internships or Co-Ops for Graduating Business Students
Blau, Gary; Lopez, Andrea B.
Journal of Education for Business, v95 n6 p393-401 2020
Using a complete data sample of 579 graduating business seniors, this study successfully created separate items for measuring paid internships/cooperative education (co-ops) and unpaid internships/co-ops. Students reported lower frequencies for self-reported paid and especially unpaid internships/co-ops. Several correlates were found to be differentially related to these types of internships, including securing full-time employment by graduation being more positively related to having paid internships/co-ops, while being self-employed by graduation being more positively related to having unpaid internships/co-ops. Completing a professional development course earlier in one's college program was found to be positively related to both types of internships/co-ops. Study limitations and future research issues are discussed.
Descriptors: Correlation, Internship Programs, Business Administration Education, College Seniors, Cooperative Education, Self Employment, Income, Professional Development, Gender Differences, On Campus Students, Computer Software, Computer Use, Career Readiness, Urban Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
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