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Gee, Tom W. – Education Canada, 1987
Describes the Alberta Initiation to Teaching Project, a two-year, $30 million experiment to provide a paid five-month internship for 900 education graduates which offers continued professional training in an environment that will facilitate the transition from student to professional teacher. (NEC)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Gardiner, Mary; Martin, Linda – 1985
A description is provided of the development and evaluation of a preceptorship program for nursing students at Red Deer College (Alberta). Introductory remarks describing the decision to initiate a preceptorship program in January, 1982, are followed by a section discussing the need for a preceptorship program to provide senior students with…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Community Colleges, Foreign Countries, Internship Programs
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Clark, Gordon – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1991
Describes development of an enterprise education program at the University of Lancaster. Includes the development of business/enterprise awareness, acquisition of transferable personal skills useful in subsequent employment, and completion of a project in a working environment. Concludes that success of the program will depend on how it is…
Descriptors: Business Education, Career Awareness, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
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Kwong, K. S.; Lui, Gladie – Education Journal, 1991
Explores the effects of accounting internships upon subsequent academic achievement. Reports that grade point averages and degree examination results of 10 Chinese University of Hong Kong students who had been interns were compared to scores of 236 accounting majors who had not. Concludes that internships increased student knowledge and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accounting, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
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Aiache, Jean-Marc – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1993
The system of pharmaceutical education in France is explained including the structure of the doctoral curriculum, internships for specialization, the system of diplomas, classification and certification of a pharmacist, and locus of responsibility for program quality. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Certification, College Admission, Curriculum Design
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Okorafor, O. C. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1987
Differentiates between the cultural environments of graduating engineering students in Nigeria and North America. Describes the existing curriculum of a bachelor of engineering student in Nigeria. Introduces a proposed curriculum for engineering education in Nigeria which would include a fifth year internship program. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Engineering Education
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Murphy, Peter J. – Rural Educator, 1984
Reviews studies on rural schools and rural teaching in British Columbia. Notes most teaching vacancies will occur in rural areas. Cites lack of preparation programs for rural teachers, discusses the University of Victoria's programs, and suggests internships and teacher exchange programs as ways to sensitize students/teachers to rural life. (CN)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities
Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Montreal (Quebec). – 1982
This conference brought together Canadian library school deans and directors of Canadian academic and research libraries to discuss the education of librarians. Following introductory remarks by Anne Woodsworth, papers presented include: (1) "Curricular Needs," in which Margot B. McBurney summarizes survey results and recent activities…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Enrollment, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
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Gonzalez, Ann – Hispania, 1993
Factors that intervene in successful and frustrating cultural learning experiences are examined to help improve the management of cross-cultural internships and similar experiences abroad. Emphasis is on students' perceptions of their language ability, social interactions, and job performance and their living arrangements. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries
Kumayama, Akihisa – 1991
The method used by the American Graduate School of International Management (AZ) to select participants for internships with Japanese companies is described and some case studies are offered as illustrations. The composition of the selection committee is noted, the interview process is discussed briefly (focusing on elicitation of student…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Degree Requirements, Evaluation Criteria
Crews, Robin J., Ed.; Weigert, Kathleen Maas, Ed.; Crews, Robin J., Ed. – 1999
This volume is part of a series of 18 monographs on service learning and the academic disciplines. This volume offers a collection of essays on the integration of service learning in the field of peace studies. After a Preface by Elise Boulding and an Introduction by Kathleen Maas Weigert and Robin J. Crews, titles in Part 1, "Conceptual…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Pluralism
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Smith, David; Wilson, Hazel – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated general and vocational skills of 32 British business undergraduates before and after their field experiences, as perceived by the students and their employers. Although the parties agree that some skill development occurred during field experience, substantial discrepancies between student and employer perceptions of actual…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Employer Attitudes
Battistoni, Richard M., Ed.; Hudson, William E., Ed. – 1997
This volume is part of a series of 18 monographs service learning and the academic disciplines. This collection of essays focuses on the use of service learning as an approach to teaching and learning in political science. Following an Introduction by Richard M. Battistoni and William E. Hudson, the four essays in Part 1, "Service-Learning as…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Branan, Alvord; Hergert, Michael – 1996
The MEXUS program, a transnational, undergraduate, dual-degree program in the United States and Mexico, addresses the problem of how universities can better prepare students to manage business in an interdependent global marketplace. The program was initiated as a consortium of four institutions (San Diego State University and Southwestern College…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Cultural Training
Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – The Teacher Trainer, 1990
This document consists of the three 1990 issues of "The Teacher Trainer," a journal for language teacher educators. The following articles appear in these issues: "Writing as a Learning Process in Teacher Education and Development"; "An 'Upside Down' Teacher Training Course"; "Training Teachers as Explainers: A…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
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