Subsidizing the Internship

Autor/in	Lipka, Sara
Titel	Subsidizing the Internship
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 54 (2008) 45, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Student Financial Aid; Grants; Career Development; Internship Programs; Training Allowances + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Grant; Berufsentwicklung; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Training allowance; Ausbildungsbeihilfe
Abstract	Internships have become a prime form of professional capital, but many remain unpaid, and poorer students suffer. However, colleges--mostly small, private institutions--are coming to their aid, offering modest grants to make the all-important opportunities viable for a more diverse population. The programs reflect not only colleges' increased attention to career development, but also a broadening definition of educational access. Revamped financial-aid policies may bring lower-income students in the door, but resources like internship grants help them keep up with their more-privileged classmates. While colleges seek to level the playing field, other forces exacerbate lower-income students' disadvantage. Many companies require that unpaid interns receive academic credit. That often means that students pay tuition, although some colleges draw up vague letters to recognize internships, satisfying employers without conferring--or charging for--credit. But some students shell out big bucks to work for no pay. Companies like University of Dreams charge up to $9,500 to find students the perfect internship, house and entertain them, and award them academic credit. In such a competitive market, are colleges' modest grants an adequate solution? Some administrators see them as a necessary stopgap measure. They point to students whose subsidized internships have jump-started bright careers. Others argue that the grants allow employers to keep internships unpaid--and encourage students to line up willingly for wageless work. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10