When 54 campus recruiters identified best-fitting and worst-fitting applicants, the most frequently mentioned determinants of fit were job-related coursework or experience and such characteristics as articulateness, appearance, and communication skills. Organization-based fit dimensions were mentioned but to a lesser extent. (SK)

Experience in Europe shows that success in work-experience programs requires these key strategies: (1) emphasis on integration; (2) development of training requirements; (3) fine tuning of educational supply with industry demand; (4) local problem-solving procedures; and (5) recognition of the responsibilities of both education and industry. (SK)

Surveys journalism educators with terminal degrees and five or more years of professional experience regarding the relative merits of each. Discusses making the switch from professional work to academia; and discusses the doctorate and professional experience as important factors in teaching, research, and service. Offers suggestions to attract…

Employing organizations are the main beneficiaries of accreditation of work-based learning. Universities involved in providing it need to safeguard the interests of learners and society from exploitation. Work-based learning needs to be viewed beyond the narrow skills and competencies approach, recognizing and valuing practical judgment in job…

Comparison of 20 occupational therapists in gerontology with 20 in pediatrics found that societal and personal values, opportunity structures, attitudes and beliefs, experiences, and the context of work influenced choice of practice setting. Academic and clinical experiences were very influential for those in pediatrics. Those in gerontology felt…

Describes programs in several states that seek to ease students' transition to postsecondary education and careers by providing them with a range of learning options and ever-widening circles of experience that move them away from school. These programs tailor experiences and learning objectives to students' developmental levels and interests.…

Current New Jersey certification requirements (especially the residency mentoring components) have given professional school business administrators more oversight in admitting qualified individuals into the profession. Over the past 8 years, the field has opened to a wider field of candidates, many with accounting or auditing experience outside…

Interactive experiential learning about nutrition was undertaken by 11 registered nurses and 1 licensed practical nurse. Pretest scores averaged 56%, posttest scores 66%. Less-experienced nurses scored better; more-experienced nurses performed nutrition assessment most often. (SK)

"Teaching in the Factory" involved teams of engineering students in working on projects in a real factory at various stages of their education. Technical knowledge, team skills, and real-world experience were enhanced. Finding appropriate projects and enlisting industry cooperation were challenges for the faculty. (SK)

Conventionally, apprenticeship is understood as a linear journey from novice to expert in which "old-timers" mould their successors. This paper challenges the assumptions that expertise is equated solely with status and experience in the workplace, and that all novices and experts, regardless of context, are seen as the same.

This article reports the flow of talent at Zhongguancun. Zhongguancun, with its many enterprise opportunities, high returns, and concentration of large corporations, is an ideal place for talent to seek employment, and the flow of talent here is more lively than in other regions. The talent flow rate in Zhongguancun is 20 percent, but the flow…

In Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, 30 teaching residency programs received funding through one of 28 Teacher Quality partnership grants awarded to establish or expand residency programs. These programs follow a model of teacher preparation in which prospective teachers complete graduate-level coursework alongside a year-long fieldwork experience in the…

In Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, 30 teaching residency programs received funding through one of 28 Teacher Quality partnership grants awarded to establish or expand residency programs. These programs follow a model of teacher preparation in which prospective teachers complete graduate-level coursework alongside a year-long fieldwork experience in the…

This study analyzes the goals and realities of four educated, working, adult Latina, English as a Second language (ESL) students living in North Carolina, a region seeing particularly intense migration of Latino immigrants. The study conceptually frames adjustment issues confronted by these Latina immigrants in terms of gender, language,…

The purpose of the study was to investigate the job satisfaction of men and women administrators in higher education in four-year public institutions in Alabama. In addition, the study examined whether there was a relationship between gender and overall job satisfaction, work climate, and job structure. In conducting the study, the researcher…