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Early Career Development Through Micro-Work-Integrated Learning Experiences
No full textEmployers expect post-secondary students and recent graduates to be increasingly career ready, even for their first internships. To support career readiness, institutions are developing innovative Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) programs. Our study showed that a one-week structured career development experience entitled Micro-ExP yielded positive results for participants. This program provided valuable insights into the efficacy of WIL programs for post-secondary students with no or limited prior work experience. The findings highlight the positive impact of students’ participation in a WIL program, irrespective of their field of study, on their skills development, job search confidence, and career readiness
Evaluating a Career Design Micro-Course for First-Year Engineering Students
No full textThis paper describes the evaluation of a career design micro-course integrated into a required first-year introductory engineering class. The micro-course was a collaborative effort between faculty and career development staff. Rooted in a career design paradigm, the micro-course included practical career development strategies and personal reflection. Pre- and post-course survey data, including the Career State Inventory, indicate how students’ career decision state changed by the end of the course. Using quantitative and qualitative data, the paper provides insight into one university’s efforts to integrate career development into the academic curriculum, with implications for career development research and practice
Evaluating Impact Over Attendance: Enhancing Multifaceted Employer Engagement Programs for STEM Trainees
No full textThis article calls for a shift in evaluating employer engagement programs for STEM trainees, moving beyond attendance metrics to focus on career impact (Kozma et al., 2021; McGunagle & Zizka, 2020). It underscores the significance of experiential learning and industry connections. Rather than focusing on attendance, it advocates assessing programs such as site visits, networking events, career expos, and industry panels based on engagement quality, relationship building, and post-event outcomes (Howell et al., 2024; Jackson & Bridgstock, 2021; Male & King, 2019). Leveraging qualitative insights, this approach prioritizes impact over numbers, enhancing employability and expanding professional networks while providing career insights into diverse pathways
Measuring Developmental Career Readiness: A Cross-Campus Equity Imperative
No full textThere is growing research that career success is a key motivator for students pursuing higher education, yet career development often exists in a silo on campus, and there are increasing calls for a more integrated approach. In this case study from Smith College, career development professionals have collaborated with institutional research to work toward systematic measurement of career learning prior to graduation and first-destination outcomes. This allows for real-time data on competency gaps over a student\u27s developmental journey and the opportunity for more targeted use of programmatic interventions
"We Must Fasten Ourselves to Our Countrymen": Labor Reform as Antislavery Strategy in the Editorial Practices and Writing of Frederick Douglass
No full textEnhancing Student Engagement Through Learning Science Principles: A Research-Based Approach Using a Classroom Management Tracking Tool and Video Analysis
No full textBackground: Due to disruptive student behavior, a K-5 urban school developed a problem of practice that focused on creating a classroom management plan and social-emotional plan for the students to regulate their emotions effectively and teachers can execute engaging lessons to increase student engagement. Informal observations conducted by a fellow provided insight into variability in instructional practices, which resulted in developing tools based on learning sciences principles (Deans for Impact, 2015) that guide the instructional practices and also measure their impact on student engagement.
Potential consequences: Addressing this issue will help the leadership team understand the importance and coach teachers in effective implementation of teacher actions using teacher actions rubric and consciously embed the teacher actions in their lesson plans to increase engagement. Effective implementation of the instructional practices will help to reduce the student disruptive behavior.
Method: A mixed method design was used to conduct 31 observations using the GoReact (Goreact, 2024) and classroom management tracking tools to investigate the impact of frequency of effective teacher actions on students’ engagement.
Findings: The quantitative data showed that there is a positive correlation between teacher actions and student engagement, and the qualitative data provided the importance of effectively executing those actions. 
