The Influence of Field Experience Practice and Organizational Involvement on Student Work Readiness

Research Aims: This research aims to investigate and analyze the empirical influence of Field Experience Practice and organizational activeness on the work readiness of undergraduate students at the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, State Islamic University Raden Mas Said Surakarta, specifically addressing the growing need for industry-ready graduates in the Islamic finance and economic sectors. Design/methodology/approach: An associative quantitative research design was employed among undergraduate students who had completed practical field placements and engaged in campus organizations. Using a purposive sampling technique, 150 respondents were selected from five study programs. Primary data gathered through structured Likert-scale questionnaires were thoroughly analyzed through instrument validity, reliability testing, classical assumption tests, and multiple linear regression analysis supported by IBM SPSS Statistics. Research Findings: The empirical findings reveal that both Field Experience Practice (t = 3.124, p = 0.002) and organizational activeness (t = 5.850, p = 0.000) have a positive and statistically significant impact on student work readiness. Simultaneously, both independent variables contribute substantially, explaining 62.9% of the variance in job readiness (adjusted R² = 0.629, F = 31.560, p = 0.000), where organizational engagement emerges as the dominant predictive determinant. Theoretical Contribution/Originality: This study enriches educational management literature by integrating David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory and Donald Super's Career Development Theory within Islamic higher education, demonstrating that authentic field immersion and co-curricular leadership synergistically bridge the transitional gap between theoretical classroom learning and professional workplace expectations.