The public relations internship experience: A comparison of student and site supervisor perspectives

Effects of Business Internships on Students, Employers, and Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic Review

“…According to most studies in this review, students and companies differ in terms of their expectations and perceptions of internships (Beggs et al, ; Knemeyer & Murphy, ; Swanson & Tomkovick, ). Above all, students expect that internships should develop job skills (Beebe, Blaylock, & Sweetser, ; Beggs et al, ; Cho, ; Daugherty, ; Knemeyer & Murphy, ; Swanson & Tomkovick, ), relation skills (Beggs et al, ; Cho, ), and technical skills (Cho, ; Lam & Ching, ). Furthermore, they believe that internships should broaden work experience (Alpert, Heaney, & Kuhn, ; Daugherty, ; Lam & Ching, ) and enhance job placement (Beggs et al, ; Cho, ; Knemeyer & Murphy, ; Lam & Ching, ).…”

Students’ Expectations and Motivation for Service-Learning in Public Relations

“…Existing studies that address learner outcomes have focused on participants at the end of engagement projects 68 or at the last week of the semester 69 including their experiences in internships. 70 The current study targeted students before engaging in the service-learning project and at the beginning of each class and, therefore, presents pretest results. statements from the transcripts were read, categorized by color-coding and information arranged by recurring themes.…”

“…Over time, researchers have demonstrated support for service-learning assessment instrument 48 and have documented the expectations and experiences of students and their supervisors in service-learning projects, specifically in internships. 49 A recurring emphasis in extant literature is on the use of actual clients in undergraduate courses. 50 In fact, the public relations field has an edge in providing leadership in service-learning based on the emphasis in improving relationships among individuals and between organizations and their publics, including community relations, in conceptual understanding, skill development, and integrating theory and practice.…”

Exploring Curricular Internships in Italy: Towards Entrepreneurial Universities

“…An unpaid internship also has a legal and ethical justification, especially if the university monitors her/his progress, provides support and gives feedback. Daugherty (2011) focused on the differences in expectations between interns and employers: the interns want to develop their skills guided by the employers, while the employers prefer not to give precise directives, but to let the interns manage themselves independently.…”

“…Dombrowski et al (2013), Hoyle and Goffnett (2013), Holyoak (2013), Cheong et al (2014), Binder et al (2015), Carter at al. (2016) Internships from the perspective of the employer and placement Friedmann et al (2004), CEMS (2010), Gault et al (2010), Daugherty (2011), Alfonsi and Dilorenzo (2012), Kim et al (2012), Burke and Carton (2013), Sasha et al (2013), Tholen et al (2013) Etzkowitz (1983Etzkowitz ( , 1990Etzkowitz ( , 2002Etzkowitz ( , 2003, Clark (1998), Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff (2000), Guerrero et al (2006) Urbano (2012, 2014), Coduras et al (2010), Kirby et al (2011), Leydesdorff (2012), Schwab (2013), Kalar and Antoncic (2015) In spite of the interest generated by the topic, as we have seen the research is often fragmented and quantitatively weak, although precise and significant aspects of internships are highlighted in relation to all the actors of the triple helix. Most of the papers are published by journals dedicated to education innovation, while few are aimed at scholars in business management.…”