An Investigation of Barriers Experienced by Students from Equity-Deserving Groups in a Canadian Co-Op Program
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| Title: | An Investigation of Barriers Experienced by Students from Equity-Deserving Groups in a Canadian Co-Op Program |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Tauhid Hossain Khan, David Drewery, Idris Ademuyiwa, Anne-Marie Fannon, Colleen Phillips-Davis |
| Source: | International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning. 2024 25(1):51-65. |
| Availability: | New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@ijwil.org; Web site: https://www.ijwil.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, African American Students, LGBTQ People, Indigenous Populations, Students with Disabilities, Educational Equity (Finance), Equal Education, Low Income Students, Barriers, Social Justice, Educational Discrimination |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 2538-1032 |
| Abstract: | Emerging research suggests that students from equity-deserving groups (EDGs) may experience barriers within work-integrated learning (WIL) that other students may not face, and such barriers may negatively impact students' participation in WIL. Guided by a social justice lens, this study used interviews of co-operative education (co-op) students (n = 30) from EDGs to explore barriers that such students experienced in one Canadian co-op program. Analyses of qualitative data showed that these students experienced non-structural barriers (those that are less explicit, such as internalized discrimination) and structural barriers (those related to policy and practice, both within their co-op program and their host organizations). While some barriers were specific to a given EDG, others were common across EDGs. These findings provide a fuller picture of the kinds of barriers experienced by WIL students within and across EDGs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1432621 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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