ERIC Number: EJ1398972
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-9153
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Undergraduate Participation in Paid and Unpaid Internships by Income Level
Smith, Katie N.
Journal of Student Financial Aid, v52 n2 Article 4 2023
This research brief uses publicly available data from the 2016/2017 Baccalaureate and Beyond survey to examine individual and institutional predictors of participation in paid and unpaid internships, especially family income. When controlling for other factors, results showed that low-income students were more likely to have unpaid internships than high-income students. Attending a highly selective institution was the strongest predictor of participating in a paid internship. Results inspire questions about the accessibility of paid internships, especially for students in non-STEM majors and other students from marginalized groups.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Internship Programs, Disadvantaged, Longitudinal Studies, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Institutional Characteristics, Majors (Students), Student Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Individual Characteristics, Family Income, Low Income Students, Selective Admission, Student Participation, Compensation (Remuneration)
Center for Economic Education at the University of Louisville. Porter Building, 1905 South 1st Street, Louisville, Ky, 40292. e-mail: jsfa@louisville.edu; Web site: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jsfa/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (NCES)
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