By Kris Magnusson and Laurie Anderson, Vancouver Sun. Since medieval times, universities have served a critical role in the building of prosperous, democratic and civil societies. Universities have traditionally been centres for the creation and dissemination of specialized knowledge. The expectation was that students would go to a “place of learning,” and acquire knowledge by listening to an expert or master. During time, as more students wanted to acquire knowledge, small gatherings were replaced by attendance in classrooms and lecture halls, but the emphasis remained on the master who possessed knowledge. Universities still issue master’s degrees, indicating that the holder of such a degree has “mastered” the complexity and depth of a subject area. More...
23 septembre 2014
Unpaid academic internships called exploitation by students
By Sophia Harris. Some students who work long, unpaid college or university internships while paying high tuition fees say they feel exploited and that it’s time they got paid.
While unpaid internships have become a dirty concept in some parts of our economy, salary-free academic internships get a free pass because they happen within the confines of a college or university program where students learn in a real working environment for school credit. These internships are often known as practicums, work terms, work placements or clinical rotations. More...
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