Successful Postgraduate Placement Experiences
What is the Influence of Job and Supervisor Characteristics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11510582 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sally A Carless (Monash University, corresponding author), Kate Robertson (0000-0002-0922-3126, Monash University), James Willy (Monash University), Michelle Hart (0000-0001-9503-7786, Monash University), Sithat Chea (Monash University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 156-164 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0005-0067 • E-ISSN: 1742-9544 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2012.00085.x |
| OpenAlex | W2164000851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 48 |
We know little about what determines an effective placement experience, yet vocational placements are an integral part of many professional degree programmes. The aim of this research was to examine the influence of job (task variety, task identity, task significance, feedback, and autonomy) and supervisor (relationship quality and mentoring) characteristics on placement outcomes. The findings were tested on samples from two professions for which placement were a compulsory part of their course. Sample 1 consisted of 266 undergraduate nurses, and sample 2 consisted of 176 postgraduate psychologists. The findings showed that job and supervisor characteristics explained unique variance in professional development and placement satisfaction. Of the five job characteristics examined, skill variety, feedback from the job, and task significance influenced placement outcomes. Mentoring emerged as the most important supervisor characteristic that was associated with professional development and placement satisfaction, and to a slightly less extent, supervisor–student relationship quality was also important. The research and practical implications of the findings were discussed.Key words: internshipjob characteristicsmentoringplacementsuccessful placementssupervisory characteristics AcknowledgementsWe would like to acknowledge the help of Lisa McKenna with the data collection and Felicity Allen for her generous editorial advice
Autonomy · Job attitude · Job design · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Management · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Quality (philosophy · Sample (material · Supervisor · Task (project management · Variance (accounting · Variety (cybernetics · Vocational education · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Higher Education and Employability · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Career Benefits Associated With Mentoring for Proteges
The Validity of the Job Characteristics Model
Development of the Job Diagnostic Survey.
Student Perceptions of the Way that they are Supervised during Work Experience
The role of human capital, motivation and supervisor sponsorship in predicting career success
Practicum training for organisational psychologists
Trainees' experience of postgraduate clinical training
The scientist-practitioner model and its critics
Clinical Supervision
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |