Examining the influence of selected factors on perceived co-op work term quality from a student perspective

David Drewery (1) , Colleen Nevison (1) , T. Judene Pretti (1) , Lauren Cormier (1) , Sage Barclay (1) , Antoine Pennaforte (2)

1 University of Waterloo [Waterloo]
2 LISE - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire pour la sociologie économique

This study discusses and tests a conceptual model of coop work-term quality from a student perspective. Drawing from an earlier exploration of coop students' perceptions of work-term quality, variables related to role characteristics, interpersonal dynamics, and organizational elements were used in a multiple linear regression analysis to predict coop students' perceived work-term quality. A survey of coop students (n = 1,937) measured their perceptions of selected variables following a recent coop work-term. Results show that the variables explained a large percentage of variance (51.4%) in the outcomes variable, suggesting the conceptual model does explain students' perceptions of quality. Implications for practice and for future studies are discussed.

Keywords: Perceptions; work-term quality; antecedents; conceptual model

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Business administration

David Drewery, Colleen Nevison, T. Judene Pretti, Lauren Cormier, Sage Barclay, et al.. Examining the influence of selected factors on perceived co-op work term quality from a student perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016, 17 (3), pp.265-277. ⟨hal-02103137⟩