Okolie, U. C., Ochinanwata, C., Ochinanwata, N. , Igwe, P. A. and Okorie, G. O (2021) Perceived supervisor support and learner’s career curiosity: the mediating effect of sense of belonging, engagement and self-efficacy. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 11 (5). pp. 966-982. ISSN 2042-3896
Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-09-2020-0207
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Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between perceived supervisor support (PSS) and learner career curiosity and tests the mediating role of sense of belonging, engagement and learning self-efficacy. The authors used a three-wave repeated cross-sectional data collected from 509 final-year undergraduate students of 11 Nigerian public universities, who had completed the compulsory work placement to analyze the influence of PSS on learner’s career curiosity via a parallel mediation involving sense of belonging, engagement (behavioural, emotional and cognitive) and self-efficacy. The results show that engagement mediates the path through which PSS influences career curiosity. However, the authors found no evidence that sense of belonging and self-efficacy mediated the relationship between PSS and learner’s career curiosity in this population. The findings of this study highlight the importance of PSS as a resource that influences learner’s career curiosity, particularly during a work placement.
Keywords: | Perceived supervisor support, Work placements, Career curiosity, Self-efficacy, Engagement |
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Subjects: | N Business and Administrative studies > N210 Management Techniques X Education > X340 Academic studies in Tertiary Education X Education > X360 Academic studies in Specialist Education X Education > X342 Academic studies in Higher Education N Business and Administrative studies > N200 Management studies N Business and Administrative studies > N613 Training Methods |
Divisions: | Lincoln International Business School |
ID Code: | 44668 |
Deposited On: | 13 May 2021 09:36 |
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