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Junejo, Ikramuddin; Memon, Afzal Khan; Mohammad, Jan – Asian Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
This study investigates the current practices in higher education institutes and gap reduction between Industry and Academia. This study is based on literature review. Its objective is to review the current practices in higher education institutes and point out gaps. This reduced gap will balance demand and supply of graduates to industry and it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Business Relationship, Higher Education, Industry
Abdul-Alim, Jamaal – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2012
This article discusses the NASA-MUST (Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology) program which annually serves 115 students from diverse backgrounds. The program is in its sixth year. While the program is open to all students, a special emphasis is placed on those from groups that are underrepresented in STEM fields. Participating…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Scholarships, STEM Education, Student Motivation
Gittens, Cheryl Bailey – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Interventions such as the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) are among the national strategies for promoting doctoral degree attainment amongst first-generation college students from low socioeconomic backgrounds or groups underrepresented in graduate education. This study aimed to understand how…
Descriptors: Intervention, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, First Generation College Students
Tessier, Donald – Technical Writing Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Higher Education, Internship Programs, Program Descriptions, Summer Programs
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Case, Donald M.; And Others – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1997
Ethnographic study of 29 African American students participating in U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Internship Programs showed they were interested in agriculture careers but lacked background; supervisors lacked cultural sensitivity/knowledge; and competence was more important in role models than gender or ethnicity. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Higher Education, Internship Programs, Minority Groups
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Winsor, Dorothy A. – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 2001
Studies six summer interns in an engineering development center. Shows that for the interns and their more experienced colleagues, learning did not precede activity but rather was the means by which they remained attuned to activity and able to function. Finds cognition was distributed not only among people but also among people and their tools;…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Engineering, Higher Education
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Hendrix, Thomas E.; Hanshaw, Penelope M. – Journal of Geological Education, 1986
Describes the National Association of Geology Teachers and the United States Geological Survey's Cooperative Summer Field Training Program. Reviews its origins, eligibility requirements, nomination and selection criteria, and includes summaries of participant evaluation of the 1985 program. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Field Experience Programs, Geology, Higher Education
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Feldman, Daniel C.; Weitz, Barton A. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1990
Seventy-two summer interns were asked their attitudes toward the internship and toward retailing jobs. Supervisors' attitudes toward internships and their own jobs were also ascertained. Occupational socialization made a major difference in how interns experience their jobs; supervisor attitudes and expectations were only moderately influential.…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Students, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Seltzer, Garry; Seltzer, Leslye – Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 1975
A program description, including historical development, of the congressional intern program on Capitol Hill, which in the summer of 1974 involved 1800 college students and teenagers, 15 or 20 in the offices of some Senators. The program includes formal speaker and seminar programs as well as work experience. (JT)
Descriptors: College Students, Federal Government, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Bakalian, Anny; Der-Karabetian, Aghop – Migration World Magazine, 2001
Describes two summer internship programs for college students designed to groom the next generation of leaders for the Armenian American community, pointing out that these programs are prototypes for providing young adults the chance to jumpstart their careers while intensifying their ethnic identity and involvement. Discusses interns'…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Community Programs, Culturally Relevant Education, Ethnicity
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Mozlin, Rochelle; Suchoff, Irwin B. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1987
The State University of New York's innovative summer internship program bringing together 18 students between their third and fourth years to study functional vision care and vision therapy is described. Its history, program structure, recruitment and selection, and evaluation are highlighted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational History, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Fowler, Brian D. – Winds of Change, 1995
Describes the Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program, a 10-week internship program for junior and senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students who are pursuing degrees in engineering or science. The program enables participants to conduct research under the supervision of NASA scientists and engineers. Profiles American…
Descriptors: American Indians, College Students, Educational Opportunities, Engineering Education
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Friedlander, Jay – Journalism Educator, 1978
Reports on how a summer course in journalism developed into practical, on-the-job experience. (RL)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Internship Programs, Journalism
Littleton, Mark; And Others – 1989
The Tarleton State University Model for Accelerated Teacher Education (TMATE) was developed to expedite the certification of persons already holding a bachelor's degree and to help meet specific staffing needs of school districts in the Tarleton service area. Collaboration between the university and the school district occurs during both the…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
McCuller, Glen – 2002
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a 3-year federally supported personnel preparation program at Stephen F. Austin University (Texas) to train graduate-level personnel to serve children and youth with serious emotional disturbance and autism (SED/A). The program was designed to recruit, train, and seek employment in…
Descriptors: Autism, Emotional Disturbances, Field Experience Programs, Graduate Study
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