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  • Internships and Experiential Learning in a Chinese University: A Report from the Field with Matthew Hora

    In this talk Dr. Matthew Hora reported preliminary findings from a recent trip to Tianjin, China where he spent 2.5 weeks conducting a mixed methods study of the relationship between internship program design and student outcomes. Drawing on survey, focus group, and interview data, Dr. Hora provided a comparative and critical analysis of internship programming in China and the US, with a focus on students’ experiences in their internships.
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  • Our HMoob American College Paj Ntaub

    A presentation of findings from a student-led research project examining the experiences of HMoob American undergraduate students at UW-Madison.
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  • Managing Transitions from College to Work: The ‘Employability’ and Career Readiness Challenge

    Dr. Michael Tomlinson provided a critical overview of the problem and construct of graduates’ employability, charting its evolution and the ways in which it has been conceptually and politically applied in understanding macro-level changes between higher education (HE) systems and the labor market. The talk drew on evidence from the perspectives of students and graduates making the transitions from HE to formal employment, examining the challenges for their career readiness and employment prospects. It explored salient issues relating to the resources, career values, and identities which graduates develop through and beyond HE.
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