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Patrick M. Green; Theresa Castor; Dale Leyburn; Don Demaria; Andres Jaime – Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2022
Experiential learning educators have long fought to justify this form of active learning in their curriculum (Hesser, 2013), and the past several decades have seen a resurgence of, and renewed interest in, experiential learning through forms of hands-on learning, such as: service-learning/community-based learning, educational internships, global…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Change Agents, College Faculty, Higher Education
Kathleen Vail – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Some students learn better if they can apply skills and knowledge to their lives. Youth apprenticeships are a way for students to work and gain skills in a chosen career field and earn money while still in high school. Youth apprenticeships are on a continuum of work-based learning that includes job shadowing and internships. Apprenticeships…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, High School Students, Job Shadowing, Experiential Learning
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Kevin Edward Lucas – Journal of Political Science Education, 2024
Responding to student concerns about the market value of an undergraduate degree in Political Science, many departments offer students the opportunity to earn credits toward their degree by completing relevant internships. This raises two important questions: what sort of internship experiences should qualify as a Political Science internship and…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, College Credits, Outcomes of Education, Employment Potential
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Eisenstein, Alon; Goh, Cynthia; Istrate, Emanuel – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2021
Experiential learning is increasingly being recognized as the preferred teaching method in entrepreneurship education, with particular emphasis on students' 'real-world' experience. This paper critically examines the adequacy of using work-integrated learning (WIL) pedagogy for the purpose of entrepreneurship education. A novel approach is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning
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Sánchez, Juan Gabriel – New Educator, 2021
New graduate schools of education (nGSEs) are a small but growing phenomenon of graduate-level teacher preparation programs that are dislocated from college and university settings. This article investigates the oldest nGSE in the United States, which is located within the High Tech High charter school network. Drawing on an institutional logics…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Schools of Education, Graduate Study, Charter Schools
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Bowers, Jill R.; Hillier, Nikki; Sherwood, Mikki – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2021
The pandemic has had a significant impact on the work of many family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals and those in related fields across the world, including college student interns. Across disciplines, it is well established that quality internships can help students enhance their professional development, networking, and multicultural…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Family and Consumer Sciences, College Students
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Bowen, Tracey – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2020
This position paper will examine the complexities of remote working, specifically as it impacts students on work integrated learning (WIL) placements such as internships. Current literature on the challenges of remote working and recent student reflections based on their experiences of pivoting from office space to completing their internship…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Zumbach Harken, Nichole; Price-Williams, Shelley – Journal of Experiential Education, 2022
Background: This research outlines important factors in the development of a for-credit internship program by providing a historical context of internship work dating back to the original case of "Walling v. Portland Terminal" (1947), which outlined acceptable non-paid work of trainees, to more current applications of these labor laws in…
Descriptors: Program Development, Internship Programs, Educational History, Court Litigation
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Brady, Lawrence; Mahoney, Tara Q.; Lovich, Justin M.; Scialabba, Nicole – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2018
Practical experiential learning opportunities have become an integral component of linking the theory of academia to the practice of industry. Sport industry officials, for example, have identified the internship as the most important element of a sport management program. In meeting the demands of the industry, the internship has become the most…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Internship Programs, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation
Kazis, Richard; Snyder, Nancy – Boston Foundation, 2019
This paper asks the question: Is now the right time to consider a statewide policy initiative to support increased access for Massachusetts community college students to paid internships that can help them improve their employment and earnings trajectory? Is this something that employers, colleges, and state leaders would see as a welcome…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, State Policy, Internship Programs
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Year Up" is an occupational and technical education intervention that targets high school graduates to provide them with six months of training in the information technology and financial service sectors followed by a six-month internship and supports to ensure that participants have strong connections to employment. This What Works…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Information Technology, Finance Occupations, Internship Programs
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Year Up" is an occupational and technical education intervention that targets high school graduates to provide them with six months of training in the information technology and financial service sectors followed by a six-month internship and supports to ensure that participants have strong connections to employment. This What Works…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Information Technology, Finance Occupations, Internship Programs
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Year Up" is an occupational and technical education intervention that targets high school graduates to provide them with six months of training in the information technology and financial service sectors followed by a six-month internship and supports to ensure that participants have strong connections to employment. This What Works…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Information Technology, Finance Occupations, Internship Programs
Busteed, Brandon; Seymour, Sean – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Most employers hiring college graduates take it for granted that these candidates are more qualified than other potential employees who do not have a degree. Many job postings emphasize a college degree as a requirement for a position. There is longstanding evidence that people with college degrees make more money over their lifetime than those…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, College Graduates, Employees, Job Skills
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Lim, Sook; Bloomquist, Catherine – Education for Information, 2015
This discussion paper examines the lack of clarity surrounding the term "service learning" in the library and information science (LIS) literature, which frequently conflates service learning with other types of experiential learning. We suggest that the lack of distinction between service learning and other types of experiential…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Information Science Education, Fundamental Concepts
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