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Rodriguez, Jacqueline; Fox, Heather; McCambly, Heather – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
Work-based learning (WBL) is a key example of the integration of academic and occupational training that is central to career and technical education (CTE) and through which students have the ability to gain high-wage, high-skilled occupational experience while pursuing postsecondary credentials (Bragg, Dresser, & Smith, 2012; Chernus &…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Workplace Learning, Career Education, Technical Education
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Bourelle, Tiffany – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2012
Service-learning projects and traditional internships both prepare the student of technical communication for the workforce in many ways. What is lacking in the scholarship is a discussion of how to successfully link these two ideas. To help teachers implement courses that bridge the gap between service-learning projects and internships, I discuss…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Assignments, Technical Writing, Socialization
Skendall, Kristan Cilente – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between short-term service immersion programs (STSI), such as Alternative Spring Break (ASB), and socially responsible leadership as measured by the Socially Responsible Leadership Scale (SRLS). Participation in STSI programs have been growing exponentially since 2006 (Bohn, 2009; Break…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Service Learning, Correlation, Immersion Programs
North Carolina Internship Office, Raleigh. – 1972
This pamphlet brings together information about the service-learning model, offers sequential steps that colleges and universities can take to implement or expand public-need-based learning, and itemizes some tools for program management. Steps to develop a public-need-based-service learning program consider the development of conceptual clarity,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Internship Programs
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Sigmon, Robert L. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1977
The public health practice program at the University of South Carolina illustrates two general principles of service learning. A model program is described and its implications discussed. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Programs, Internship Programs, Learning Experience
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Wasburn, Mara H.; Laskowitz-Weingart, Kate; Summers, Michele – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2004
This study describes a service-learning course in the Department of Organizational Leadership at Purdue University developed in 1998 with the overarching goal of creating a culture of civic engagement by providing students with an opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to meet community needs, to learn from social service providers…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Citizen Participation, Student Participation, Course Evaluation
Kiel, David H. – 1972
This document investigates the educational impact of service-learning internships arranged in North Carolina. Emphasis is placed on what students report they learn in service-learning internships and what conditions support those learnings. Results indicate the learning benefits most frequently felt by student interns was (1) the development of…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Colleges, College Students, Community Involvement
American Association for Agricultural Education. – 1999
The following are among the 47 papers included: "Academic Performance and Retention of College of Agriculture Students" (Garton, Dyer, King); "Perceptions of Recent Graduates and Employers about Undergraduate Programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University" (Heyboer, Suvedi);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adult Education, Agricultural Education