ERIC Number: EJ1060342
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1942-2504
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Experiential Learning: A Definitive Edge in the Job Market
Clark, James; White, Gayle Webb
American Journal of Business Education, v3 n2 p115-118 Feb 2010
The value of experiential learning is explored as it has now become a given among educators and corporate leaders that a university must provide experiential learning programs such as internships; real-life cases in marketing research, advertising, etc.; and voluntary student participation in income tax preparation for the needy and elderly; and many additional types of programs to promote the application of learning and involvement with the world of work. The paper presents one unique experiential learning program in complete detail--Student in Free Enterprise's Walgreens Wrangle. This is a twelve-university business strategy competition sponsored by the Students in Free Enterprise team at Southern Arkansas University that has the three-day involvement of managers of four major corporations. This period of time to interact both professionally and socially with a corporate group has proven to be invaluable to business majors and provided them with many experiential learning experiences.
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Labor Market, Internship Programs, Marketing, Competition, College Students, Business Administration Education, Professional Development, Work Experience, Administrators, Free Enterprise System
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
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