Student Interns’ Socially Constructed Work Realities: Narrowing the Work Expectation-Reality Gap

New employees, including college students, often experience expectation-reality gaps about work, making the assimilation process more difficult for all. This qualitative study explores the role of the internship in narrowing the work expectation-reality gap. This article addresses two research quest...

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Published in:Business communication quarterly 2012-09, Vol.75 (3), p.271-290
Main Author: Barnett, Kathy
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Achievement Gap
Business Communication
Business Education
Career Development
Career development planning
Cultural Differences
Curriculum development
Educational Counseling
Expectation
Expectations
Graduate Surveys
Internship Programs
Internships
Interviews
Organizational Culture
Participant Satisfaction
Qualitative Research
School Culture
Social Cognition
Student Attitudes
Student behavior
Work Experience
Workplace Learning
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Career Development
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Cultural Differences
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Educational Counseling
Expectation
Expectations
Graduate Surveys
Internship Programs
Internships
Interviews
Organizational Culture
Participant Satisfaction
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Social Cognition
Student Attitudes
Student behavior
Work Experience
Workplace Learning
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