The effects of academic self-efficacy on vocational students behavioral engagement at school and at firm internships: A model of engagement-value of achievement motivation

Abstract

There has been a marked increase in internship participation in recent decades. Many students who take cooperative programs consider internships to be the most appropriate entry point into their chosen careers. However, few studies have investigated factors related to internships from an engagement-value perspective that can influence the intention to continue doing internships with firms. This study concluded that academic self-efficacy was positively related to school and firm engagement; school engagement did not significantly relate to, but firm engagement did positively relate to the perceived usefulness of internships; and perceived usefulness of internships was positively related to intention to continue doing internships. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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academic self-efficacy Internships Vocational school Engagement Intention to continue doing internships Perception of usefulness

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Author Affiliations

Research Institute of Learning Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand

Graduate Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

Research Institute of Lifelong Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Funding & Acknowledgements

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, MOE

Acknowledgments: This work was financially supported by the “Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences” of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from The Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan.

National Taiwan Normal University, NTNU

Acknowledgments: This work was financially supported by the “Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences” of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from The Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan.

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The effects of academic self-efficacy on vocational students behavioral engagement at school and at firm internships: A model of engagement-value of achievement motivation

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