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Ruppert, John; Ayala, Jennifer; Bamaba, Claude; Badiei, Yosra; Wilmanski, Jeanette – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a transition to flexible remote and hybrid work arrangements. This shift presents a challenge to colleges and universities as they prepare the next generation of STEM professionals in the knowledge economy. This case study of student experiential learning during the time of critical change from the Spring of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Internship Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics
Margaret E. Liguori – ProQuest LLC, 2023
There are a growing number of zoo science degree programs in the US, designed to prepare entry level employees for a zoo or aquarium career that includes animal care, conservation, and public education. These bachelor's degree and associate degree programs include a focus on many areas of science as well as a variety of practical knowledge.…
Descriptors: Zoology, Science Education, Career Readiness, Animals
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Kellie Johnson; Tiffany Drape; Joseph Oakes; Joseph Simpson; Anne M. Brown; Donna Westfall-Rudd – Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2024
Cyberbiosecurity and workforce development in agriculture and the life sciences (ALS) is a growing area of need in the curriculum in higher education. Students that pursue majors related to ALS often do not include training in cyber-related concepts or expose the 'hidden curriculum' of seeking internships and jobs. Exposing students through…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Curriculum, Biological Influences
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Juan E. Armijo; Nerissa L. Gillum; Joshua Adams – Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2022
Access to higher education has increased within the last decades, particularly within historically underserved communities, but the challenges of navigating college for first-generation Latino/a/x students still show up in the disproportionate rates of retention, persistence, and graduation for this group (National Center for Education Statistics,…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Career Readiness, Career Development, Hispanic American Students
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Fenves, Greg – Texas Education Review, 2018
Learning through experience is a powerful and important opportunity for undergraduate students. In this editorial, The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) President Greg Fenves details the short- and long-term significance of experience-based learning for students' development. Throughout Fenves' career, experiential learning has played a…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Experiential Learning, Student Development, Career Development
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Bender, Diane – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: Professional program assessment is necessary in an accreditation process, in order to ensure educational quality and public accountability. One avenue of assessment is through an internship. The challenge is to determine how evidence from this indirect learning experience can aid in accreditation. The purpose of this paper is to describe…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Quality, Internship Programs
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Bender, Diane – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Student internships are valued as solid indicators of future employability, which often result in the acquisition of additional education and career skills. This study describes the perceptions of interior design students after completing a summer internship with a design firm. Utilizing a case study approach, the study data were collected through…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Interior Design, Internship Programs, Job Skills
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Huyser, Mackenzi; DeGraaf, Donald; Burwell, Rebecca – Journal of College and Character, 2022
This article explores how the formation of civic-minded college graduates has shifted in recent decades. It presents preliminary research from a group of undergraduate college students engaged in an urban, experiential education program and explores opportunities for utilizing academic-based internships in developing civic-minded graduates.
Descriptors: College Graduates, Citizenship Education, Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning
Zhou, Rachel Yang – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
Experiential learning is critical to a smooth transition from higher education to the workforce. Work-based college courses, such as internships and practicums, may be useful in facilitating this transition. This paper applies an innovative text mining technique to identify and analyze work-based courses from transcript data. The paper examines…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Internship Programs, Practicums, Two Year Colleges
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Johnson, Tonya; Vera, Tina Dodge; Irvin, Veronica; Elliott, Karen – Journal of Extension, 2019
Providing experiential learning opportunities within Extension for college students generates benefits for multiple parties. As two campus-based faculty and two Extension county-based faculty who have collaborated to increase public health student engagement through endeavors within Extension, we have gained perspective on this topic. We describe…
Descriptors: College Students, Experiential Learning, Extension Education, Student Participation
Mark Cheetham – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study utilizes Wesleyan models of discipleship to design a model of resourcing churches to enable church planting and the creation of ecclesial communities by training identified laity for future leadership roles in a Methodist setting. This intervention allows for a small but formative sample of the means needed to recruit, equip, and form…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Leadership Training, Models, Program Development
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Hansen, Seng; Rostiyanti, Susy F.; Setiawan, Andre F.; Koesalamwardi, Ario B. – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2022
This paper reflects on the work-integrated learning (WIL) program in an undergraduate Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) department in Indonesia. Given the industrial revolution that has transformed the construction industry into Construction 4.0, concrete steps are needed to bridge the needs of industry for professional workers who are…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Construction Management, Engineering, Foreign Countries
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Nisbet, Sharen; Haw, John; Caldicott, Julia – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2022
Reflecting on one's performance is a critical aspect of work integrated learning and professional life in general. This project compared 282 business and tourism students' self-assessment of their workplace performance against their industry supervisor's evaluation. The analysis included possible moderator variables such as gender, residential…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Business Administration Education, Tourism, Student Evaluation
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Wechsler, Marjorie E.; Levin, Stephanie; Leung-Gagné, Melanie; Tozer, Steve – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
A substantial and growing body of research suggests that strong school leadership is critical for shaping productive learning environments, supporting high-quality teachers and teaching, and influencing student outcomes. But what characteristics contribute to high-quality principal preparation programs and learning experiences? And to what extent…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Management Development, Access to Education
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Nathan A. Quarderer; Leah Wasser; Anne U. Gold; Patricia Montaño; Lauren Herwehe; Katherine Halama; Emily Biggane; Jessica Logan; David Parr; Sylvia Brady; James Sanovia; Charles Jason Tinant; Elisha Yellow Thunder; Justina White Eyes; LaShell Poor Bear/Bagola; Madison Phelps; Trey Orion Phelps; Brett Alberts; Michela Johnson; Nathan Korinek; William Travis; Naomi Jacquez; Kaiea Rohlehr; Emily Ward; Elsa Culler; R. Chelsea Nagy; Jennifer Balch – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2025
Today's data-driven world requires earth and environmental scientists to have skills at the intersection of domain and data science. These skills are imperative to harness information contained in a growing volume of complex data to solve the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Despite the importance of these skills, Earth and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Earth Science, Environmental Education, Science Education
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