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Applying Experiential Learning to Career Development Training for Biomedical Graduate Students and Postdocs: Perspectives on Program Development and Design
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Van Wart, Audra; O'Brien, Theresa C.; Varvayanis, Susi; Alder, Janet; Greenier, Jennifer; Layton, Rebekah L.; Stayart, C. Abigail; Wefes, Inge; Brady, Ashley E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Experiential learning is an effective educational tool across many academic disciplines, including career development. Nine different institutions bridged by the National Institutes of Health Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training Consortium compared their experiments in rethinking and expanding training of predoctoral graduate students and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Biomedicine, Graduate Students, Medical Students
The Design and Evolution of the Akamai Workforce Initiative: An External Review
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St. John, Mark; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2014
The Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI) is a program that seeks to develop a skilled local STEM workforce to meet the needs of Hawai'i's growing high-tech industry. Launched as an internship program in 2002, AWI is the result of a long-term collaboration among the University of California Santa Cruz's Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Descriptions, Educational Development, Labor Force Development
THE IDEAL PREPARATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS.
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BROOKS, NELSON – 1966
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, AS DISTINGUISHED FROM LANGUAGE LEARNING, IS CONSIDERED IN THIS ARTICLE TO BE A NEW DISCIPLINE WHOSE OBJECTIVES ARE COMPETENCE IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND LITERARY ACQUAINTANCE. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS DISCIPLINE IN TERMS OF A PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS IS DISCUSSED. THE…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Culture, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
The Purpose, Value, and Structure of the Practicum in Higher Education: A Literature Review.
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Ryan, Greg; And Others – Higher Education, 1996
Discussion of the growing use of practicums and field experience in college programs as a means of preparing students for the world of work looks at ways in which the practicum is conceptualized, implemented, and evaluated. Shortcomings are identified, research into the role of supervision is recommended, appropriate learning objectives are…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs
Principles for Practical Training Experiences for Foreign Students.
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1982
Principles for the design and implementation of practical training experiences for foreign students from developing countries enrolled in formal degree programs at U.S. colleges and universities are outlined. Practical training allows student-trainees to experience the application of classroom knowledge in order to strengthen their contribution to…
Descriptors: Assistantships, College Students, Developing Nations, Educational Objectives
Manual for Developing a Student Intern Program in Politics and Government: An Adopter's Guide Referenced in "Promising Practices in Oregon Education," 1974.
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Svicarovich, John, Ed. – 1974
The manual describes an offcampus intern program for 12th-grade students in political science. Description of the project, Government Responsibility and Student Participation (GRASP), is divided into six chapters. Chapter I, Deciding Whether to Adopt the Model, identifies the need for an intern course and projects presumed student accomplishments…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Evaluation, Experimental Programs