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Walmsley, Andreas; Thomas, Rhodri; Jameson, Stephanie – Journal of Education and Work, 2012
The literature on internships (also placements) emphasises their importance in career development, even seeing them as a launch pad for graduate careers. Indeed, universities use internships to enable students to develop a range of skills and to help clarify and refine employment intentions and career goals. Traditionally, most internships have…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Career Development, Internship Programs, Small Businesses
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Wong, Arch Chee Keen – Educational Action Research, 2011
This article describes a research project that looks at the relationship between mentors, interns, and field advisors on a theological internship programme by way of the theory and practice relationship as it relates to the university and field context. The work of Hans Georg Gadamer is used as a framework for understanding the interviews using…
Descriptors: Mentors, Action Research, Internship Programs, Program Descriptions
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Gibson, Philip; Busby, Graham – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2009
This paper reports on a funded research project into the experiences of tourism, hospitality and cruise management students on internship outside the UK as part of their British university degree between 2007 and 2009. The research reflected on the perceptions of students, course managers, placement officers and members of university placement…
Descriptors: Tourism, Focus Groups, Interviews, Hospitality Occupations