Readiness of Corporations According to Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education in the Perspectives of University Supervisors and Students: A Case Study of Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus
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The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has a policy to promote collaboration between educational institutions and corporations in implementing cooperative and work-integrated education (CWIE) programs in order to produce graduates with high potential and competence, meeting the expectations of the corporation sector. The research aimed to: 1) study the readiness of corporations according to CWIE, and 2) compare the readiness in the perspectives of university supervisors and students. The study collected the readiness assessment results from corporations affiliated with Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus. The quality of the research tool was verified by experts. The research population consisted of 64 university supervisors and 164 students. Secondary data were analyzed statistically, utilizing frequency distributions and means. The findings indicated that the overall readiness of corporations in the context of CWIE, in the perspectives of both university supervisors and students, was at the highest level. The comparison of corporation readiness in the perspectives of university supervisors and students showed a unanimous opinion that corporations were highly prepared, especially in terms of task assignment and professional mentorship.
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