The Future Ready Lab

Maintaining Students’ Access to Internships during Times of Crisis

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ID9728811
AutoresEdward C Fletcher (0000-0002-7631-3957, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, autor correspondente), Nicholas J Minar (NAF, New York City, NY, USA), Brooke A Rice (NAF, New York City, NY, USA)
Ano2023
Volume55
Fascículo5
Páginas577-592
Data de publicação2023-06-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00131245211065413
OpenAlexW4200250980
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas5

In this manuscript, we highlight the virtual Future Ready Lab as one example of an innovative internship concept designed to increase the quantity of meaningful paid internship experiences available for students to participate in, prepare for further education, and be able to compete in the 21st Century workforce. The Lab’s premise is to provide access to student populations (e.g., economically disadvantaged, Black, and Latinx students) who oftentimes are not afforded the opportunity to hone their 21st Century skills in a high-impact internship experience. The virtual nature of the Future Ready Labs provided opportunities for high school students to participate, despite transportation limitations, social distancing, emerging safety precautions, and requirements based on the COVID-19 pandemic. In this manuscript, we help fill gaps in existing literature concerning how schools support students’ work-based learning experiences during times of crisis, particularly for diverse and economically disadvantaged learners. We conclude with recommendations for practice, and a broader work-based learning framework for how partnerships can be forged and sustained in high schools across the nation, as well as implications for educational policy, practice, and research

Disadvantaged · Internship · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Premise · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Workforce · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Educational Innovations and Technology · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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