How Long is Short?: Principles and Practice in the Delivery of Work Experience in Geography.

Shepherd, Ifan D. H.

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ERIC Number: EJ566833

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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How Long is Short?: Principles and Practice in the Delivery of Work Experience in Geography.

Shepherd, Ifan D. H.

Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v22 n1 p111-19 Mar 1998

Describes the development and implementation of the "short and thin" model of work experience at the Middlesex University geography program. The work experience program operates during the student's final year and is both "short" (10 weeks) and "thin" (one day a week). Outline the advantages and drawbacks of this approach. (MJP)

Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning, Educational Principles, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Geography, Higher Education, Job Skills, Outcomes of Education, Work Experience Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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