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Trosset, Carol; McCormack, Holly; Leatham, Rachel – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2019
Internships are popular among many undergraduates, partly because they provide job experience and make it easier to get hired after graduation. Studies have found that employers place more weight on experience, including internships, than on academic credentials when evaluating a recent graduate for employment. In this article the authors report…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Internship Programs, Scoring Rubrics, Cues
Sedey, John M. – 1987
This publication presents a summary of a study of senior high schools in Minnesota that used the Minnesota Secondary School Follow-Up System to collect data on the class of 1985. Chapter 1 discusses the follow-up system. Chapter 2 describes selected characteristics of the 126 schools reporting follow-up data, presents a statewide summary of the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Educational Experience, Employer Attitudes
Sedey, John M. – 1990
A study examined the educational and employment activities of members of Minnesota's high school class of 1988. Data regarding 15,232 students (14,151 graduates, 503 dropouts, and 578 students school leavers not classified as dropouts) were collected from 87 high schools participating in the Minnesota Secondary School Follow-up System and from 966…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Curriculum, Educational Trends
Sedey, John M. – 1991
A study examined the educational and employment activities of members of Minnesota's high school class of 1989. Data regarding 14,636 students (14,024 graduates, 324 dropouts, and 288 students school leavers not classified as dropouts) were collected from 97 high schools participating in the Minnesota Secondary School Follow-up System and from 853…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Curriculum, Educational Trends
Sedey, John M. – 1992
A study examined the educational and employment activities of members of Minnesota's high school class of 1990. Data regarding 12,458 students (11,814 graduates, 356 dropouts, and 288 students school leavers not classified as dropouts) were collected from 90 high schools participating in the Minnesota Secondary School Follow-up System and from 926…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Curriculum, Educational Trends
Sedey, John M. – 1993
A study examined the educational and employment activities of members of Minnesota's high school class of 1991. Data regarding 12,270 students (11,674 graduates, 218 dropouts, and 378 students school leavers not classified as dropouts) were collected from 107 high schools participating in the Minnesota Secondary School Follow-up System and from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Curriculum, Educational Trends
Treiber, Karin – 1994
A qualitative case study approach was used to identify the psychosocial effects of the high-fidelity, virtual reality simulation provided in the college-level air traffic control (ATC) training program offered at the Minnesota Air Traffic Control Training Center and to evaluate the applicability of virtual reality to academic/training situations.…
Descriptors: Air Traffic Control, Case Studies, College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction