Mixed Method Evaluation of a Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Internship Program

In recognition of the need to better prepare doctoral candidates with teaching and learning competencies, we devised an innovative internship program in the form of a structured apprenticeship and trialed it in public health higher education. The paid internship was comprised of: (i) Mentoring from...

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Autores principales:	Meredith Tavener, Tazeen Majeed, Tanmay Bagade, Natasha Weaver, Penny Reeves, Shefi Dsilva, Erica L. James
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	graduate student teaching learning mentor internship pedagogy Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b8ca40bf371f477d8468d05660fcfea22021-11-11T06:56:38ZMixed Method Evaluation of a Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Internship Program2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.762863https://doaj.org/article/b8ca40bf371f477d8468d05660fcfea22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.762863/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565In recognition of the need to better prepare doctoral candidates with teaching and learning competencies, we devised an innovative internship program in the form of a structured apprenticeship and trialed it in public health higher education. The paid internship was comprised of: (i) Mentoring from an experienced educator, (ii) Structured program of education in pedagogy and curriculum design, and (iii) Opportunities for applied experience. Eleven interns completed the apprenticeship in its first 2 years. The mixed method evaluation assessed the impact of the internship on knowledge, skills, and confidence of interns throughout the internship, and included a cost-consequence analysis. Data collection included surveys and face-to-face interviews with interns and mentors. Changes in intern knowledge and skills were analyzed by intern self-ratings pre- and post-internship on 11 performance descriptors. All interns indicated improvement in at least one area of teaching. Interviews indicated general satisfaction, however raised incompatibilities between the unstructured nature of mentoring and intern expectations and preferences. The economic analysis calculated a cost-offset associated with intern-delivered teaching activities of $58,820 (AUD, 2019). The total cost of the program was calculated to be $70,561 (comprising mentor investment AUD$20,436, intern investment AUD$15,126, scholarship “top-up” payment of $5,000 paid to each of the 7 interns AUD $35,000). This Internship is associated with positive impacts for interns across a range of domains at a net total investment of $11,741.Meredith TavenerTazeen MajeedTanmay BagadeNatasha WeaverPenny ReevesShefi DsilvaErica L. JamesFrontiers Media S.A.articlegraduate studentteachinglearningmentorinternshippedagogyPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	graduate student teaching learning mentor internship pedagogy Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meredith Tavener Tazeen Majeed Tanmay Bagade Natasha Weaver Penny Reeves Shefi Dsilva Erica L. James Mixed Method Evaluation of a Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Internship Program
description	In recognition of the need to better prepare doctoral candidates with teaching and learning competencies, we devised an innovative internship program in the form of a structured apprenticeship and trialed it in public health higher education. The paid internship was comprised of: (i) Mentoring from an experienced educator, (ii) Structured program of education in pedagogy and curriculum design, and (iii) Opportunities for applied experience. Eleven interns completed the apprenticeship in its first 2 years. The mixed method evaluation assessed the impact of the internship on knowledge, skills, and confidence of interns throughout the internship, and included a cost-consequence analysis. Data collection included surveys and face-to-face interviews with interns and mentors. Changes in intern knowledge and skills were analyzed by intern self-ratings pre- and post-internship on 11 performance descriptors. All interns indicated improvement in at least one area of teaching. Interviews indicated general satisfaction, however raised incompatibilities between the unstructured nature of mentoring and intern expectations and preferences. The economic analysis calculated a cost-offset associated with intern-delivered teaching activities of $58,820 (AUD, 2019). The total cost of the program was calculated to be $70,561 (comprising mentor investment AUD$20,436, intern investment AUD$15,126, scholarship “top-up” payment of $5,000 paid to each of the 7 interns AUD $35,000). This Internship is associated with positive impacts for interns across a range of domains at a net total investment of $11,741.
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title	Mixed Method Evaluation of a Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Internship Program
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Mixed Method Evaluation of a Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Internship Program

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