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Kim, Young-Ah; Kim, Kyung-Ah; Tzokas, Nikolaos – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Using a sample of 15,741 graduates from the 2019 Korean Graduates Occupational Mobility National Survey, the study examines the effects of different types of vocational education, job skills-enhancing training and the quality management of university education on graduates employability. The results show that students' participation in internships…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Entrepreneurship, Vocational Education
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Irwin, Amy; Nordmann, E.; Simms, K. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
Student employability is a key aspect of higher education, with multiple strategies utilised by Higher Education Institutions to support the employability of their graduates. However, little work has been done to examine, and compare, different types of work experience. To advise students appropriately, it is important to understand the factors…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Work Experience, Stakeholders, Student Attitudes
Xiong, Chris – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study researched educational/career aspirations of thirty-one Hmong students attending high school in the Midwest United States. Historically, Hmong students have faced a variety of barriers in their schooling. Schools need to address the hidden equity issues facing Hmong students. The social and cultural messages in the classroom speak to a…
Descriptors: Hmong People, Asian American Students, Educational Experience, Academic Aspiration
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Morales, Nia; Jacobson, Susan K. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2019
We assessed influences of conservation and natural resource (CNR) internships on minority students' perceptions of self-efficacy and CNR career goals and expectations, based on social cognitive career theory. We conducted six focus groups using Q methodology, surveyed 134 students, and followed up with 23 alumni and a control group of 11…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Self Efficacy, Internship Programs, Outcomes of Education
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Taussig, Heather N.; Culhane, Sara E.; Raviv, Tali; Fitzpatrick, Leslie E. Schnoll; Hodas, Robyn Wertheimer – Educational Horizons, 2010
Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is a randomized controlled trial of an intervention for preadolescent youth placed in foster care because of maltreatment. As part of the FHF program, graduate students spend sixteen to twenty hours per week mentoring two youths in foster care and receiving intensive training and supervision. During summer and fall…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Preadolescents, Youth, Child Abuse
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Stebleton, Michael J.; Soria, Krista M.; Cherney, Blythe T. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2013
Study abroad opportunities continue to be a popular choice for U.S. college students looking to expand their undergraduate education. In response to the increasing demand for international opportunities, campuses have diversified their study abroad program models. On many campuses, students not only have opportunities to study abroad during…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, International Education, Volunteers
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Noley, Sherry – New Directions for Higher Education, 1977
The work of the Commission on Voluntary Service and Action affords perspectives on the problems that agencies face in using student volunteers. Student attitudes, preparation, adjustment, and length of service are discussed. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Internship Programs, Needs Assessment, Problems