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Learning to Work: Students' Experiences During Work Placements
Joanne Reidy
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Paperback. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JHBL; JNRV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
This ground-breaking study of work placement looks at the experience of 50 young short-term trainees in various Australian work settings. Based on taped interviews with trainees in business, education, engineering, IT and nursing, it reveals the issues, challenges and rewards for undergraduates beginning to make the transition to work in their chosen profession. It also shines a revealing light on Australian employers and workplaces, and how they can make traineeships valuable for boss, colleague and trainee.
This ground-breaking study of work placement looks at the experience of 50 young short-term trainees in various Australian work settings. Based on taped interviews with trainees in business, education, engineering, IT and nursing, it reveals the issues, challenges and rewards for undergraduates beginning to make the transition to work in their chosen profession. It also shines a revealing light on Australian employers and workplaces, and how they can make traineeships valuable for boss, colleague and trainee.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Series
Academic Monographs
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522852370
SKU
V9780522852370
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Ref
99-50
About Joanne Reidy
Dr Jo Reidy works at the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. She has had a diverse range of experiences as a teacher, teacher educator, adviser and author. She won RMIT's University Research Prize in 2004 with the PhD thesis on work experience on which this book is based. She is also the co-author of several English textbooks.
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