Internships for Today's World

A Practical Guide for High Schools and Community Colleges

Joan E. McLachlan, Patricia Hess (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

164 Seiten

2014
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Verlag)
978-1-4758-0601-4 (ISBN)

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Educators and employers are increasingly concerned that too many young people do not have the skills needed to succeed as they enter the world of work and higher education. A well-structured, robust internship can help students build those critical work and life skills. Under the protective umbrella of their school students are able to explore and test out potential careers, develop real life, transferrable skills, apply their knowledge in the real world, strengthen relationships with adults and gain a clearer vision of career and educational opportunities. Until now, not much has been available to guide the internship development process. This book is a resource providing the tools needed to develop a quality internship program — linking classroom learning to the real world.

The authors describe practical, field-tested practices, implementation guidelines developed through research, best practices, and all other elements necessary for a quality internship program in high schools and community colleges, from start-up to sustainability. Internships for Today's World is for all those who are concerned today’s young people need a way to develop the skills that will help them succeed in the future.

Joan McLachlan is Director of Internship Quest, LLP and a consultant with Measurement Incorporated where specializes in career program development and research. Joan’s work with internships began almost thirty years ago as project director and trainer, conducting replication trainings and presentations nationwide and directing a team of trainers in replicating a validated internship/ alternative school model across the country. Patricia Hesscurrently teaches Organizational Behavior at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the graduate and undergraduate programs where she has developed on-line learning courses. Patricia has worked for 25 years with international companies in leadership development, employee education and management training and development, including wide experience in recruitment interviewing for front line customer service roles and entry-level jobs.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Key Elements Of A Quality Internship Program — Getting It Right From The Start
2 Internship Site Development — Internships Don’t Just Happen
3 Placing Students In Internships — One Size Does Not Fit All
4 Monitoring Students In Internships—Providing A Guiding Hand
5 Supporting Sponsors In Internships — Building A Strong Partnership
6 Seminars For Reflective Learning — Making Sense Of It All
7 Evaluating Internship Learning—Putting It All Together
8 The Predictable Stages Of Internships — No Surprises
9 The Power Of Internships—Real Schools. Real Stories
Afterword
About the Authors
Glossary
Appendix
Works Consulted
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.5.2014
Sprache	englisch
Maße	185 x 259 mm
Gewicht	517 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
ISBN-10	1-4758-0601-9 / 1475806019
ISBN-13	978-1-4758-0601-4 / 9781475806014
Zustand	Neuware