60-Second SoTL – Episode 77

What does “work” really mean to first-generation college students—and how might those meanings shape their experiences in work-integrated learning? This episode features an open-access article about how students define work—and how those definitions are shaped by identity, experience, and culture:

Kampen Robinson, Christine, Neil Baird, Mariko Izumi, and Tim Diette. 2026. “What Does ‘Work’ Mean to First-Generation Students? Emerging Identities in WIL Narratives.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 14: 1–17. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.14.12

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Show Credits

This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric.

60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

Music: “Cryptic” by AudioCoffee.

Image in episode art by DC Studio on Freepik.

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