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Factors Influencing the Professional Development of Engineering Students under the "Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers"
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Xuting Tang; Hui Guo – ECNU Review of Education, 2024
Purpose: This study investigates the role of the engineering education environment created by the implementation of the "Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers" (PETOE) on the professional capability development of engineering students from the perspective of students' experience. Design/Approach/Methods: This study uses…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Students, Program Effectiveness, Learning Activities
Who Gets a Job Sooner? Results from a National Survey of Master's Graduates
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Perez-Encinas, Adriana; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
This study investigates the factors that influence how long it takes for master's-level graduate students to find employment. The original contribution stems from questioning whether the structure and content of university programmes play a role in graduates' ability to secure jobs. To this end, we focus on three dimensions at three points in time…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Masters Programs, Employment Potential, College Graduates
Organizing the Education Process in France: The Experience of Regional Institute of Social Work Aquitaine, Bordeaux
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Yashchuk, Sergiy – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2019
The article analyzes the stages of organizing the education process in social schools in France based on the example of Regional Institute of Social Work Aquitaine, Bordeaux. It is found that the Institute pays specific attention to the basic courses: professionalization and methodology; social and solidarity economy; professional approach to…
Descriptors: Social Work, Regional Schools, Foreign Countries, Services
A Comparison between Saudi and American School Principal Preparation Programs
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Altuwaijri, Anas – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Saudi educators are increasingly concerned over whether principal preparation programs in Saudi Arabia are accomplishing their goal of developing qualified leaders who are prepared to take on the tasks of school principals. Thus, Saudi researchers recommend that the school principal preparation programs undergo evaluation. This study examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
Do Postsecondary Internships Address the Four Learning Modes of Experiential Learning Theory? An Exploration through Document Analysis
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Stirling, Ashley; Kerr, Gretchen; MacPherson, Ellen; Banwell, Jenessa; Bandealy, Ahad; Battaglia, Anthony – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The educational benefits of embedding hands-on experience in higher education curriculum are widely recognized (Beard & Wilson, 2013). However, to optimize the learning from these opportunities, they need to be grounded in empirical learning theory. The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of internships in Ontario colleges…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Postsecondary Education, Experiential Learning, Learning Theories
Are Good Teachers Born or Made? A Canadian Attempt at Teacher Midwifery.
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Horwood, Bert – Journal of Experiential Education, 1985
Describes Queen's University of Kingston cooperative/internship approach to educating teachers for a variety of experiential settings. Outlines program offerings which include special studies in group process, curriculum design, wilderness crisis management, mobile comparative studies of experientially based programs, and a final internship. (NEC)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries