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Title: Developing Agentic and Responsible Future Professionals: Centering the Work-Integrated Learning Student Voice in Business Education
Language: English
Authors: Rosemary Sainty, Franziska Trede
Source: International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning. 2026 27(1):307-324.
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: 18
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Work Based Learning, Business Education, Business Schools, Responsibility, Ethics, College Students, College Graduates, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Australia
Abstract: This paper reports on research that aims to better understand the lived experiences and potential opportunities for students in becoming agentic and responsible future professionals through centering their voices in work-integrated learning (WIL). In the context of a loss of trust and normalized misconduct in business and the perceived failure of business schools, we undertook qualitative research using a critical hermeneutics approach to data gathering, and analysis that seeks to create critical meaning making of multiple perspectives, experiences and voices. The paper contributes insights into preparing the future workforce to actively contribute to a more ethical, responsible and just future for all. Learning to be critically reflexive is central to preparing students for ethical practice (Cunliffe, 2016). These characteristics align with educating the deliberate professional (Trede & McEwen, 2016), serving to advance the conceptual framework proposed by Eady et al. (2025), and informing responsible management education.
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