CHAPTER 6

Connecting Goals and Values to Beliefs and Mode of Work

A 2014 program, Project-based Internships, at a large urban university in Philadelphia, PA, sought to build trust and relationships between the emerging workforce members and the regional work community. These work organizations had a need for work to be done. The program structured the work as a project so that the students’ experience built an understanding of how mindset is set and knowledge work is done. The hosting companies gained a tangible outcome of the work based on the goals and values of the organization. The students gained an understanding of how they and their skills could contribute to the organizations’ needs. An analysis of the benefits achieved along with the ...

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