Fitting work? Students speak about campus employment
Alison Taylor1, Catalina Bobadilla Sandoval2
1Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia, Education Centre at Ponderosa Commons, 6445 University Boulevard Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z2 Canada.
Vocations and Learning
|March 22, 2024
Summary
University-sponsored jobs offer students valuable workplace relationships, flexibility, and convenience, enhancing their academic experience. However, equitable access to these beneficial campus employment programs remains a concern.
Area of Science:
- Higher Education Studies
- Sociology of Work
- Student Affairs
Background:
- Rising education costs necessitate part-time employment for university students.
- Campus employment programs are increasingly prevalent in North American universities.
- Limited research exists on student experiences within campus employment programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore student experiences within a campus employment program at a western Canadian university.
- To identify the factors contributing to the appeal of university-sponsored jobs beyond career-related experience.
- To analyze the sociocultural aspects of student work-study relationships.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative data from a longitudinal study.
- Analysis of student experiences in a specific campus employment program.
- Drawing on academic literature on work-study roles and sociocultural contexts.
Main Results:
- University-sponsored jobs are highly valued for positive workplace relationships, flexibility, and convenience.
- Supportive supervisors and peer networks enhance student work experiences.
- Convenient on-campus locations and flexible scheduling are significant benefits.
- Concerns exist regarding equitable access to desirable campus employment opportunities.
Conclusions:
- Campus employment programs offer significant benefits to students, including valuable social and practical advantages.
- The positive impact of these programs is contingent on supportive workplace environments and flexible structures.
- Addressing equity in access to quality campus jobs is crucial for inclusive student support.
More Related Videos
06:54A Virtual Simulation Experiment of Mechanics: Material Deformation and Failure Based on Scanning Electron Microscopy
Published on: January 20, 2023
2.2K
00:08A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Modal Experimental Design for Studying Near-Real-Time Authentic Examination Experiences
Published on: September 4, 2019
7.0K
Related Concept Videos
01:31Confirmation Biases
5.5K
The confirmation bias is the tendency to focus on information that confirms our existing beliefs and ignore information that is inconsistent with our expectations. For example, if you think that your professor is not very nice, you notice all of the instances of rude behavior exhibited by the professor while ignoring the countless pleasant interactions he is involved in on a daily basis. Have you ever fallen prey to the confirmation bias, either as the source or target of such bias?
5.5K
01:22Case Studies
11.7K
There are many research methods available to psychologists in their efforts to understand, describe, and explain behavior and the cognitive and biological processes that underlie it.
11.7K
02:09Stereotype Threat and Self-fulfilling Prophecies
37.6K
When we hold a stereotype about a person, we have expectations that he or she will fulfill that stereotype. A self-fulfilling prophecy is an expectation held by a person that alters his or her behavior in a way that tends to make it true. When we hold stereotypes about a person, we tend to treat the person according to our expectations. This treatment can influence the person to act according to our stereotypic expectations, thus confirming our stereotypic beliefs. Research by Rosenthal and...
37.6K
01:20Virtual Work
834
The principle of virtual work states that if a body is in static and dynamic equilibrium, then the sum of all the virtual work done by all external forces and couple moments for any given virtual displacement must be zero.
In static equilibrium, a body can experience an imaginary or virtual movement, such as displacement or rotation. The virtual work done by a force is equal to the dot product of force and virtual displacement in the direction of the force. When it comes to virtually rotating a...
In static equilibrium, a body can experience an imaginary or virtual movement, such as displacement or rotation. The virtual work done by a force is equal to the dot product of force and virtual displacement in the direction of the force. When it comes to virtually rotating a...
834
02:16Surveys
14.8K
Often, psychologists develop surveys as a means of gathering data. Surveys are lists of questions to be answered by research participants, and can be delivered as paper-and-pencil questionnaires, administered electronically, or conducted verbally. Generally, the survey itself can be completed in a short time, and the ease of administering a survey makes it easy to collect data from a large number of people.
14.8K
01:38Cognitive Dissonance
32.6K
Social psychologists have documented that feeling good about ourselves and maintaining positive self-esteem is a powerful motivator of human behavior (Tavris & Aronson, 2008). In the United States, members of the predominant culture typically think very highly of themselves and view themselves as good people who are above average on many desirable traits (Ehrlinger, Gilovich, & Ross, 2005). Often, our behavior, attitudes, and beliefs are affected when we experience a threat to our...
32.6K